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§ 3-714. Granting of a preference in hiring and promotions for eligible veterans and family

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and EmploymentEffective: October 1, 2018

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Labor and Employment
Title 3. Employment Standards and Conditions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7. Miscellaneous (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2018
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 3-714
§ 3-714. Granting of a preference in hiring and promotions for eligible veterans and family
“Eligible veteran” defined
(a) In this section, “eligible veteran” means a veteran of any branch of the armed forces of the United States who has received an honorable discharge or a certificate of satisfactory completion of military service, including:
(1) the National Guard;
(2) the military reserves;
(3) the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service; and
(4) the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
In general
(b) An employer may grant a preference in hiring and promotion to:
(1) an eligible veteran;
(2) the spouse of an eligible veteran who has a service-connected disability; or
(3) the surviving spouse of a deceased eligible veteran.
Effect on equal employment opportunity laws
(c) Granting a preference under subsection (b) of this section does not violate any State or local equal employment opportunity law.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 318, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 319, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 586, § 1, Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 587, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 3-714, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 3-714
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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