PRINTER'S NO. 1936
No. 1267 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY D. WHITE, JUNE 22, 2006
REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, JUNE 22, 2006
AN ACT 1 Authorizing leave of absence from employment for veterans on 2 Veterans Day. 3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 4 hereby enacts as follows: 5 Section 1. Definitions. 6 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall 7 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the 8 context clearly indicates otherwise: 9 "Employee." A natural person who performs services for a 10 public or private employer for valuable consideration. 11 "Employer." A person engaged in a business, industry, 12 profession, trade or other enterprise in this Commonwealth, 13 including, but not limited to, a natural person, partnership, 14 joint-stock company, corporation for profit, corporation not- 15 for-profit, municipal corporation, the Commonwealth and any 16 government agency established by it. 17 Section 2. Veterans Day holiday.
1 (a) General rule.--Any employee who is an honorably 2 discharged veteran of the United States or a reserve component 3 of the armed forces as defined in 51 Pa.C.S. § 7301 (relating to 4 definitions) shall be entitled to a leave of absence from the 5 employee's respective duties without loss of seniority or other 6 employment benefit or advantage on Veterans Day. Such leave 7 shall be paid or unpaid at the discretion of the employer. 8 (b) Documentation.--An employer may require documentation of 9 veteran status for an employee under subsection (a). 10 Section 3. Effective date. 11 This act shall take effect in 60 days. E31L51BIL/20060S1267B1936 - 2 -