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US HR2875

US HR2875
Wounded Veteran Job Security Act


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Introduced Session

112th Congress

Bill Summary

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.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (29)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (on 09/13/2011)

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