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| | | An Act To Protect the Employment Rights of Military |
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| | | Reserve and National Guard Personnel |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §811, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 662, §11, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Reinstatement. Any person who is in compliance with | | subsection 2 and is still qualified to perform the duties of such | | position must be reinstated at the same pay, seniority, benefits | | and status and receive any other incidences of advantages of | | employment as if the person had remained continuously employed. | The period of absence must be construed as an absence with leave, | | and, within the discretion of the employer, the leave may be with | | pay. The employer may not require any person returning from a | | period of military service to report back to work: |
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| | | A.__For periods of military service of 3 days or less, until | | the completion of the period of service and the expiration | | of 24 hours after a period allowing for the safe | | transportation of the person from the place of that service | | to the person's residence; |
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| | | B.__For periods of military service of more than 3 days but | | not more than 15 days, until the completion of the period of | | service and the expiration of 48 hours after a period | | allowing for the safe transportation of the person from the | | place of that service to the person's residence; |
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