TITLE 34
LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
34-1-8. Veterans' preference employment policy; use not a violation.
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As used in this Code section, the term:
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"Employer" means any person engaged in business and having one or more employees, but does not include the federal government, state, or any political subdivision of the state.
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"Veteran" means an individual who served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States and was honorably discharged from such service.
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"Veterans' preference employment policy" means any employer's policy of preference in hiring, promoting, or retaining a veteran over any other qualified applicant or employee.
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Any employer may create and use a veterans' preference employment policy, which shall be in writing and applied uniformly to employment decisions regarding hiring, promotion, or retention during a reduction in force.
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An employer's use of a veterans' preference employment policy as provided for in this Code section shall not constitute a violation of any local or state equal employment opportunity law.
(Code 1981, §34-1-8, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 620, § 2/HB 443.)
Effective date.
- This Code section became effective July 1, 2015.
Editor's notes.
- Ga. L. 2015, p. 620,
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1/HB 443, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Voluntary Veterans' Preference Employment Policy Act.'"
Administrative Rules and Regulations.
- Veterans' preference, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of the State Personnel Board,
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478-1-.18.
