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of unemployment benefit charges resulting from layoffs that occur |
| as a result of personnel returning from military leaves of absence. |
| Employers must hold positions for workers who are called to active |
| duty so that they are guaranteed work when their military duty |
| assignments are completed. In some cases, employers find they need |
| to hire replacement workers to keep the business going until the |
| former employees return. Under current law, if the return of the |
| active military personnel causes the replacement workers to be laid |
| off, the laid-off workers receive unemployment benefits, and the |
| employer's unemployment tax experience rating is charged, |
| potentially resulting in a tax increase to the employer. This bill |
| relieves the employer of benefit charges under these circumstances. |
| The second provision clarifies the law concerning the right of |
| National Guard and reserve members on military leave of absence to |
| retain normal vacation, sick leave, bonus, advancement and any |
| other benefits related to normal employment in those employees' |
| particular positions. |
