House Bill 314

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Title AN ACT relating to employment rights for members of the uniformed services.
Bill Documents Bill
Impact Statements Local Mandate
Bill Request Number 323
Sponsors J. Greer, L. Belcher, R. Adams, J. Bell, D. Butler, B. Damron, J. Higdon, D. Horlander, C. Miller, D. Pasley, S. Riggs, C. Siler, J. Tilley, R. Wilkey
Summary of Original Version Create new sections of KRS Chapter 36 to establish definitions; establish right of military leave for a member of the Kentucky National Guard or Reserve component with Kentucky as home of record and require reasonable notice be given to employer of that member; establish reemployment rights for returning members at the same pay and benefits as if the member had been continuously employed if member contacts employer within specified amount of time after return from active duty, or in another position if the member has a disability which makes them unqualified for their previous position; limit reemployment rights to members honorably discharged or otherwise satisfactorily released from active duty and when active duty is less than five years cumulatively; establish right to continue insurance benefits during active duty; provide that rights are supplemental to any federal rights and does not supersede any agreement that provide more beneficial rights to members; establish right of a member who is not reemployed under these provisions to bring suit through administrative proceedings or civil action, with the assistance of the Attorney General, Judge Advocates of the Kentucky National Guard, or private attorney, with the right to attorney's fees and costs; establish title as the "Kentucky Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act."
Index Headings of Original Version Insurance - Activated members of National Guard or Reserves, continuation of benefits, requirement for
Insurance, Health - Activated members of National Guard or Reserves, continuation of benefits, requirement for
Retirement and Pensions - Activated members of National Guard or Reserves, continuation of benefits, requirement for
Military Affairs and Civil Defense - Reemployment rights, members of National Guard or Reserves, establishment of
Personnel and Employment - Reemployment rights, members of National Guard or Reserves, establishment of
Veterans' Affairs - Reemployment rights, members of National Guard or Reserves, establishment of
Wages and Hours - Reemployment rights, members of National Guard or Reserves, establishment of
Actuarial Analysis - Activated members of National Guard or Reserves, continuation of benefits, requirement for
Local Mandate - Activated members of National Guard or Reserves, continuation of benefits, requirement for

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01/16/08
  • introduced in House
01/17/08
  • to Seniors, Military Affairs, & Public Safety (H)


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