HB455 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Prince ChestnutRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Military leave of absence, private right of action against violators, created, prohibit discrimination against members of the uniformed services for exercising his or her rights, Secs. 31-2-13.1, 31-2-13.2 added; Sec. 31-2-13 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, all officers and employees of the State of Alabama, or other agency or political subdivision of the State of Alabama, or officers or employees of any public or private business or industry who are active members of the Alabama National Guard, Naval Militia, the Alabama State Guard organized in lieu of the National Guard, the Civil Air Patrol, the National Disaster Medical System, or of any other reserve component of the uniformed services of the United States, are entitled to military leave of absence from their respective civil duties and occupations on all days that they are engaged in field or coast defense or other training or on other service ordered under the National Defense Act, the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, or of the federal laws governing the United States reserves, without loss of pay, time, efficiency rating, annual vacation, or sick leave.

This bill would create a private right of action against violators of this existing law.

This bill would prohibit discrimination against any member of the uniformed services for exercising his or her rights as provided by law.

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Subjects

Military