3.0.0 1607 2023-01-11T13:18:09Z 2023-01-11T13:18:09Z Senate S S 2009-08-06 111 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2009-10-21T17:34:53Z Referred to 2009-08-06T20:53:35Z Wounded Veteran Job Security Act 111 466 HR 2009-06-09 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2009-10-21 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264. Committee 2009-08-06 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2009-08-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH N Armed Forces and National Security Disability and health-based discrimination Employee leave Employment discrimination and employee rights Health care costs and insurance Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2009-08-06 Introduced in Senate 2009-12-03T21:11:27Z Wounded Veteran Job Security Act of 2009 - Entitles a person who is absent from employment by reason of the receipt of medical treatment for a service-connected disability (absent employee) to: (1) be retained by the person's employer; (2) the seniority and other rights and benefits determined by seniority that the person had on the commencement of such treatment plus the additional seniority and rights and benefits that the person would have attained if the person had remained continuously employed; and (3) be considered on furlough or leave of absence during such treatment and therefore entitled to other rights and benefits not determined by seniority as are other persons of similar seniority, status, and pay who are on furlough or leave of absence. Terminates such entitlement when a person knowingly provides written notice of the intent not to return to such position following treatment.

Allows the absent employee to use any vacation, annual, medical, or similar leave with pay accrued before the commencement of the treatment.

Provides that an employer shall not be required to comply with the requirements of this Act if: (1) the employer's circumstances have so changed as to make such compliance impossible or unreasonable; (2) such compliance would pose an undue hardship on the employer; or (3) the employment in question is for a brief, nonrecurring period without a reasonable expectation of continuing indefinitely or for a significant period.

Applies health insurance continuation requirements to absences from employment described in this Act.

Prohibits any employer discrimination or acts of reprisal against an absent employee.

]]> Wounded Veteran Job Security Act of 2009 Display Title Wounded Veteran Job Security Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain rights and benefits for persons who are absent from positions of employment to receive medical treatment for service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Wounded Veteran Job Security Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-08-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1607is/xml/BILLS-111s1607is.xml 2009-10-21 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.