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Maryland Code, Labor and Employment § 3-714

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) “Eligible service member” means a full-time active duty member of any branch of the uniformed services of the United States.

(3) “Eligible veteran” means a veteran of any branch of the uniformed services of the United States who has received an honorable discharge or a certificate of satisfactory completion of service, including:

(i) the National Guard;

(ii) the military reserves;

(iii) the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service; and

(iv) the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

(b) An employer may grant a preference in hiring and promotion to:

(1) an eligible veteran;

(2) the spouse of an eligible veteran who has a service-connected disability;

(3) the spouse of an eligible service member; or

(4) the surviving spouse of a deceased eligible veteran.

(c) Granting a preference under subsection (b) of this section does not violate any State or local equal employment opportunity law.

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