| Chapter 366 |
| 2016 -- H 8037 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 07/06/2016 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES |
| Introduced By: Representatives Malik, and Azzinaro |
| Date Introduced: April 06, 2016 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 30-11-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 30-11 entitled |
| "Employment Rights of Members of Armed Forces" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 30-11-3. Restoration of national guard member to employment. -- (a) Any person |
| who is a duly qualified member of the Rhode Island national guard National Guard of this state or |
| any other state who, in order to perform any military service he or she may be called upon to |
| perform by proper authority, leaves a position, other than a temporary position, in the employ of |
| an a Rhode Island employer, who shall give evidence of the satisfactory completion of that |
| training, and who is still qualified to perform the duties of that position, shall be entitled to be |
| restored to his or her previous or a similar position in the same status, pay, and seniority, and this |
| period of absence for military training shall be construed as an absence with leave and without |
| pay. |
| (b) In addition to the provisions provided in this section, all National Guard members on |
| state active duty shall be entitled to the rights, protections, privileges, and immunities offered |
| under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), |
| Title 38 U.S. Code, Chapter 43, Sections 4301-4333, Public Law 103-353 [38 U.S.C. ยง 4301 et |
| seq.]. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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