Summary as Introduced
Amends the Service Member Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. In a provision concerning differential compensation, changes the definition of "work days" to mean the actual number of shifts (rather than days) the employee would have worked during the period of military leave but for the service member's military obligation. Further provides that work days are tabulated without regard for the number of hours in a shift (rather than work day), regardless if the shift extends into the next day. Removes a provision providing that work hours that extend into the next calendar day count as 2 work days.
Staff Analysis
Amends the Service Member Employment and Reemployment Rights Act to clarify and expand compensation rules for public employees on military leave. It redefines "work days" as the actual number of shifts, not calendar days, and specifies how shifts spanning calendar days or lasting more than 24 hours are counted.
The bill allows service members to use accrued vacation or paid leave during active service if they choose. It permits public employees to receive differential pay for both annual training and substitute training orders, capped at 30 days per year. Differential compensation ends if a public employee is voluntarily on active service for three consecutive years. However, the right to differential pay is reinstated after returning to work for at least 90 days. The bill also clarifies that differential pay does not apply during unpaid periods like travel or rest days related to military duty. The bill becomes effective immediately.