Bill Text: VA SB516 | 2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Private employment; preference for veterans and spouses of certain veterans.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2014-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0740) [SB516 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-SB516-Chaptered.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 40.1-27.2 as follows: §40.1-27.2. Preference for veterans and spouses. A. As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Disabled veteran" means a veteran who has been found by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or by the retirement board of one of the several branches of the armed forces to have a compensable service-connected permanent and total disability. "Veteran" has the same meaning ascribed to such term in §2.2-2903. B. An employer may grant preference in hiring and promotion to a veteran or the spouse of a disabled veteran. C. Granting preference under subsection B does not violate any local or state equal employment opportunity law. |
