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Bill Title: Reemployment rights of veterans. Defines the term "employer" for certain National Guard statutes. Allows an Indiana national guard member seeking reemployment with an employer after returning to work from active duty to bring a civil action against an employer that refuses to comply with the employer's obligations under the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. Allows a court to award: (1) actual damages; (2) court costs and attorney's fees; or (3) liquidated damages; to a prevailing Indiana National Guard member. Extends certain state and federally mandated employment and reemployment rights and protections to nonresident members of the National

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-07 - First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions & Labor [SB0332 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2016-SB0332-Introduced.pdf

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