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HR 2875 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Employment discrimination and employee rights Health information and medical records Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care

Wounded Veteran Job Security Act

Introduced: September 9, 2011 Introduced by: Doggett, Lloyd Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 13, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Sep 9, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 9, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wounded Veteran Job Security Act - Expands the definition of "service in the uniformed services" for the purposes of uniformed servicemembers' employment and reemployment rights to include a period for which a person is absent from a position of employment to obtain medical treatment for an injury or illness recognized as service connected by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), or for which a line-of-duty document has been granted by the Secretary of Defense (DOD).

Directs such a person intending to return to a position of employment to notify the employer within a specified time period.

Requires a person submitting an application for reemployment due to such an absence for medical treatment to provide the employer, upon request, with documentation to establish eligibility for reemployment, including a link between the injury or illness and the medical treatment obtained.

What's happening now September 13, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5