MS HB804

Requires employers with 50+ employees to grant unpaid leave of absence (up to 10 working days per year) to employees who are spouses, parents, grandparents, or siblings of persons ordered to active duty for more than 89 consecutive days, provided employee has worked there 12+ months and 1,500+ hours.

Employees must provide 30 days' notice before taking leave unless active duty orders are issued with less than 30 days' notice; employers may require verification of eligibility and can require use of paid vacation/personal leave instead.

Employers must restore employees to their same or equivalent position after leave ends and must permit employees to continue health care benefits at the employee's expense during the leave.

Prohibits public lodging facilities from refusing to rent rooms to individuals on active duty solely because they are under 21 years old; violation is a misdemeanor punishable by fine up to $1,000.

Exempts citizens serving on active duty in the Armed Forces or Mississippi National Guard from jury service and directs the Adjutant General to assist in carrying out the act's provisions; expands the Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund to provide grants for food, housing, utilities, medical services, and other essential family support expenses.