SB362 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bill Holtzclaw

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

National Guard, including national guard members from other states, rights to reemployment, Sec. 31-12-2 am'd.

Summary

Expands Alabama's reemployment and civil relief protections to National Guard members from other states who are employed in Alabama when they are activated, under USERRA and SCRA.

What This Bill Does

The bill adds coverage for National Guard members from other states who work in Alabama, ensuring they receive USERRA and SCRA protections when activated to state active duty or federally funded duty (not training). It keeps the requirement that activation lasts at least 30 consecutive days (or more) to trigger these protections. The changes are implemented by amending Section 31-12-2 to include out-of-state guards in the trigger language. The act takes effect on the first day of the third month after the governor signs it.

Who It Affects

• Alabama National Guard members and their employers, who would continue to receive reemployment and civil relief protections when activated.
• National Guard members from other states who are employed in Alabama, who would now receive the same protections when activated.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 31-12-2 to include members of the national guard from other states who are employed in Alabama within the activations that trigger USERRA and SCRA protections.
• Specifies that, upon activation to state active duty or federally funded duty (not training), the protections of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) apply.
• Maintains a 30-consecutive-day (or longer) activation threshold to trigger these protections.
• Sets the law to take effect on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Military