HR 3949 109th Congress House Labor and Employment Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Damages Disaster relief Disasters Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment Dismissal of employees Emergency Management Employee rights Employers' liability Fire fighters Fringe benefits Health Hurricane aftermath legislation Law Paramedical personnel Seniority in employment Social Welfare

Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act

Introduced: September 29, 2005 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Nov 7, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Sep 29, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Sep 29, 2005

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act - Prohibits any person from being terminated, demoted, or discriminated against in the terms or conditions of employment because the employee is absent or late as a result of responding as a volunteer firefighter or performing volunteer emergency medical services. Limits applicable absences to 14 days per calendar year.

Allows employers to: (1) withhold the employee's regular pay for such time as the employee is absent; and (2) request the employee to provide written verification from the supervising Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state, or local official that such employee responded in an official capacity at a specified time and date.

Requires such an employee to make a reasonable effort to notify his or her employer that he or she may be absent or late.

Gives such an employee a private cause of action for discrimination which violates this Act.

What's happening now November 7, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

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