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Committee hears bill to hold jobs for spouses of service members deployed more than a year
Summary
A New Hampshire bill that would require employers with 50 or more workers to hold a job open for a service member’s spouse during deployments longer than a year was introduced and received supportive testimony at a Committee on Commerce hearing.
A New Hampshire bill that would require larger private employers to hold a job open for spouses of service members who are deployed for a year and a day drew supportive testimony at a Committee on Commerce hearing.
Representative Creighton, the bill’s prime sponsor, told the committee the measure was offered by the National Guard Bureau and would require employers with at least 50 employees to hold a position for a military spouse who must leave work “as a direct result of the deployment.” “The employer does not have to provide benefits, doesn't have to provide pay, just says…
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