"Nebraska Court Halts Governor Pillen's Order to End Remote Work"

The Nebraska Commission of Industrial Relations has temporarily halted the implementation of Governor Jim Pillen's executive order that would end remote work for state employees, following a petition from the Nebraska Association of Public Employees (NAPE). The union argued that the state violated collective bargaining laws by not negotiating the terms of the order. The pause allows for the possibility of negotiation between the state and NAPE while the case is pending, with a trial unlikely to occur before February 2024. Governor Pillen's office maintains that the order still applies to most state workers, with the exception of those with existing remote or hybrid work agreements.