Bill Text: IA HF504 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act concerning absences from work by members of the military.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-02 - Introduced, referred to Veterans Affairs. H.J. 501. [HF504 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF504-Introduced.html
House File 504 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY FINKENAUER A BILL FOR 1 An Act concerning absences from work by members of the 2 military. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2189YH (2) 87 ec/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 29A.43, subsection 1, Code 2017, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. A person shall not discriminate against any officer or 1 4 enlisted person of the national guard or organized reserves 1 5 of the armed forces of the United States or any member of the 1 6 civil air patrol because of that membership. An employer, 1 7 or agent of an employer, shall not discharge a person from 1 8 employment because of being an officer or enlisted person of 1 9 the military forces of the state or member of the civil air 1 10 patrol, or hinder or prevent the officer or enlisted person or 1 11 member of the civil air patrol from performing any military 1 12 service or civil air patrol duty the person is called upon 1 13 to perform by proper authority. A member of the national 1 14 guard or organized reserves of the armed forces of the United 1 15 States ordered to temporary duty or service, as defined in 1 16 section 29A.1, subsection 3, 8, or 12, or a member of the 1 17 civil air patrol performing duty pursuant to section 29A.3A, 1 18 for any purpose is entitled to a leave of absence during 1 19 the period of the duty or service, from the member's private 1 20 employment unless the employment is of a temporary nature. 1 21 Upon completion of the duty or service, the employer shall 1 22 restore the person to the position held prior to the leave of 1 23 absence or employ the person in a position of like seniority, 1 24 status, and pay. However, the person shall give evidence to 1 25 the employer of satisfactory completion of the duty or service, 1 26 and that the person is still qualified to perform the duties 1 27 of the position. The period of absence shall be construed as 1 28 an excused absence with leave, and shall in no way affect the 1 29 employee's rights to vacation, sick leave, bonus, or other 1 30 employment benefits relating to the employee's particular 1 31 employment or be considered an absence that would affect the 1 32 employee's rights for any bonus or other employee benefit 1 33 provided by the employer based on attendance at work. 1 34 EXPLANATION 1 35 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 1 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 2 This bill concerns absences from work by members of the 2 3 military. 2 4 Code section 29A.43, concerning leaves of absence from 2 5 employment by any officer or enlisted person of the national 2 6 guard or organized reserves of the armed forces of the United 2 7 States or any member of the civil air patrol, is amended. The 2 8 bill provides that any absence from work based on that military 2 9 membership shall be considered an excused absence with leave 2 10 and shall not be considered an absence that would affect the 2 11 employee's rights for any bonus or other employee benefit 2 12 provided by the employer based on attendance at work. LSB 2189YH (2) 87 ec/nh