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Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-11-3 (2026)

Restoration of national guard member to employment

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(a) Any person who is a duly qualified member of the national guard of this state or any other state who, in order to perform any military service he or she may be called upon to perform by proper authority, leaves a position, other than a temporary position, in the employ of a Rhode Island employer, who shall give evidence of the satisfactory completion of that training, and who is still qualified to perform the duties of that position, shall be entitled to be restored to his or her previous or a similar position in the same status, pay, and seniority, and this period of absence for military training shall be construed as an absence with leave and without pay.

(b) In addition to the provisions provided in this section, all national guard members on state active duty shall be entitled to the rights, protections, privileges, and immunities offered under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), Title 38 U.S. Code, Chapter 43, Sections 4301-4333, Public Law 103-353 [38 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq.].

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2014–2014 · leading case: Donald Panarello v. State of Rhode Island, Dep't of Corr., 88 A.3d 350 (R.I. 2014).
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Donald Panarello v. State of Rhode Island, Dep't of Corr., 88 A.3d 350 (R.I. 2014). · cites it 3× “When it enacted G.L.1956 § 30-11-3(b), the General Assembly adopted all the protections of the USER-RA for National Guard members on state active duty.”
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-11-3(b): 1 case
Donald Panarello v. State of Rhode Island, Dep't of Corr., 88 A.3d 350 (R.I. 2014). “When it enacted G.L.1956 § 30-11-3(b), the General Assembly adopted all the protections of the USER-RA for National Guard members on state active duty.”
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