Bill Text: PA HB889 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizing leave of absence from employment for veterans on Veterans Day.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-9)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-02 - Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS [HB889 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB889-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 945
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 889 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY BRENNAN, B. BOYLE, CALTAGIRONE, CHRISTIANA, DAVIS, FARRY, FLECK, FREEMAN, GOODMAN, HARKINS, HORNAMAN, KAVULICH, MAHONEY, MARSHALL, MILNE, MIRABITO, MURPHY, MURT, PARKER, PYLE, SANTARSIERO, SANTONI, K. SMITH, STABACK, J. TAYLOR, VULAKOVICH, WHEATLEY AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 2, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 2, 2011
AN ACT
Authorizing leave of absence from employment for veterans on
Veterans Day.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Employee." A natural person who performs services for a
public or private employer for valuable consideration.
"Employer." A person engaged in a business, industry,
profession, trade or other enterprise in this Commonwealth,
including, but not limited to, a natural person, partnership,
joint-stock company, corporation for profit, corporation not-
for-profit, municipal corporation, the Commonwealth and any
government agency established by it.
Section 2. Veterans Day holiday.
(a) General rule.--Any employee who is an honorably
discharged veteran of the United States or a reserve component
of the armed forces as defined in 51 Pa.C.S. § 7301 (relating to
definitions) shall be entitled to a leave of absence from the
employee's respective duties without loss of seniority or other
employment benefit or advantage on Veterans Day. Such leave
shall be paid or unpaid at the discretion of the employer.
(b) Documentation.--An employer may require documentation of
veteran status for an employee under subsection (a).
Section 3. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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