HB455 Alabama 2019 Session

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

Relating to military leave of absence; to amend Section 31-2-13, Code of Alabama 1975, to create a private right of action against violators of the military leave of absence law; and to add Sections 31-2-13.1 and 31-2-13.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit discrimination against any member of the uniformed services for exercising his or her rights as provided by law.