THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BRENNAN, BENNINGHOFF, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, DONATUCCI, FAIRCHILD, FARRY, FREEMAN, GRUCELA, HARKINS, HOUGHTON, MARSHALL, MURPHY, MYERS, PALLONE, PARKER, PYLE, STABACK, WHEATLEY, FLECK AND K. SMITH, JUNE 9, 2010

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, JUNE 9, 2010  

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.