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H.R. 2875 (112th): Wounded Veteran Job Security Act
- Introduced:
- Sep 09, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX25]
- Status:
- Died (Referred to Committee)
- See Instead:
- This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 1774 on Apr 26, 2013. See H.R. 1774 for current action on this subject.
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
- Full Title
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position employment for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses, and for other purposes.
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- Text
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Last updated Sep 09, 2011.
4 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
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9/9/2011--Introduced.
Wounded Veteran Job Security Act - Expands the definition of "service in the uniformed services" for the purposes of uniformed servicemembers' employment and reemployment rights to include a period for which a person is absent from a position of employment to obtain medical treatment for an injury or illness recognized as service connected by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), or for which a line-of-duty document has been granted by the Secretary of Defense (DOD). Directs such a person intending to return to a position of employment to notify the employer within a specified time period.
Requires a person submitting an application for reemployment due to such an absence for medical treatment to provide the employer, upon request, with documentation to establish eligibility for reemployment, including a link between the injury or illness and the medical treatment obtained.
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
United States Code
The United States Code is the compilation of permanent laws enacted by Congress. Temporary and other non-permanent laws do not appear in the United States Code. (About half of the United States Code is the law itself, called positive law. The other half is merely a compilation of the laws but has no legal significance.)
- Title 38: VETERANS’ BENEFITS
- Part III: READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
- Chapter 43: EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
- Subchapter I: GENERAL
- Section 4303: Definitions