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MN HF2059
Bill
Status
3/23/2009
Primary Sponsor
Phillip Sterner
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AI Summary
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Employers must grant unpaid leave to employees whose immediate family member has been ordered into active military service during war or national emergency, unless the leave would unduly disrupt operations.
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Permitted purposes for leave include attending to personal/family financial or legal matters affected by deployment, arranging child care and medical/educational services, obtaining medical care including counseling, attending to property matters, and spending time with the deploying family member.
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Employers may limit cumulative leave to a total of 12 weeks in any 12-month period and may further limit leave to the actual time necessary for authorized purposes.
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The effective date is July 1, 2009, for military deployments initiated or underway on or after that date.
Legislative Description
Unpaid leave of absence from employment provided for an immediate family member of a person ordered into active military service during a time of war or other national emergency.
Last Action
House: Referred by Chair to Veterans Affairs Division
3/24/2009