,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bi1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,braley ( ,i[a introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
require employ]s to provide vet]ans ) "t
 (f on ,vet]ans ,day4  #a4 ,%ort ,title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,day 
,(f ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 
7a7 ,eligible ,employee  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al 
,! t]m eligible employee means an       
employee :o--  7,a7 is a vet]an1 z t t]m
 is def9$ 9 section #aja ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 has be5    
employ$ = at lea/ #ab mon?s by ! employ]
 ) respect to :om leave is reque/$ "u   
section #c4  7#b7 ,exclusions ,! t]m    
eligible employee does n include an     
individual employ$ by a public ag5cy1 z 
t t]m is def9$ 9 section #c7;e77#b7 ( ! 
,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjc7c77;e77#b774  7b7        
,employ2 employee ,! t]ms employ &      
employee h ! same mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9

 subsections 7e7 & 7g7 ( section #c ( ! 
,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjc 7e7 & 7g774  7c7 ,employ]
 ,! t]m employ] means any p]son engag$ 9
 comm]ce or 9 any indu/ry or activity   
affect+ comm]ce :o employs #ej or m     
employees dur+ a cal5d> ye>1 & includes 
any p]son :o acts1 directly or          
indirectly1 9 ! int]e/ ( any employ] to 
any ( ! employees ( su* employ] & any   
successor 9 int]e/ ( an employ]4 ,9 !   
previ\s s5t5ce1 ! t]ms comm]ce & indu/ry
 or activity affective comm]ce h ! mean+
 giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #aja7a7 ( !    
,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic4  
7d7 ,p]son ,! t]m p]son has ! same mean+
 giv5 su* t]m 9 section #c7;a7 ( ! ,fair
 ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjc7;a774  7e7 ,secret>y ,!  
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,labor4  #c4 ,leave requirem5t  7a7     
,entitlem5t to leave  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al    
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 an   
eligible employee %all be entitl$ to    
leave on ,vet]ans ,day ^u reque/ if su* 

employee w\ld o!rwise be requir$ to "w  
on ,vet]ans ,day4  7#b7 ,exceptions ,an 
employ] may d5y leave to an eligible    
employee if provid+ leave to ! employee 
w\ld--  7,a7 negatively impact public   
heal? or safety2 or  7,b7 cause !       
employ] significant economic or         
op]ational disruption4  7b7 ,type (     
leave  7#a7 ,unpaid leave p]mitt$ ,leave
 grant$ "u subsection 7a7 may consi/ (  
unpaid leave4  7#b7 ,sub/itution ( paid 
leave ,an eligible employee may elect1  
or an employ] may require ! employee1 to
 sub/itute any ( ! accru$ paid vacation 
leave or p]sonal leave ( ! employee =   
leave provid$ "u subsection 7a74  7c7   
,duties ( ,employee ,n less ?an #cj days
 be=e ! ,vet]ans ,day on :i* leave is   
reque/$ to be tak51 an employee reque/+ 
leave "u subsection 7a7 %all provide !  
employ] ) ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,writt5 notice
 ( ! employee's int5tion to take leave  
"u subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,docum5tation  
v]ify+ t ! employee is a vet]an4  7d7   
,duties ( ,employ]  7#a7 ,notice (      

decision ,n less ?an #aj days be=e !    
,vet]ans ,day on :i* leave is reque/$ to
 be tak51 ! employ] %all notify an      
employee reque/+ leave "u subsection    
7a7--  7,a7 :e!r ! employee %all be     
provid$ leave2 &  7,b7 if s1 :e!r !     
leave %all be paid or unpaid4  7#b7     
,d5ial ( leave reque/ ,if an employ]    
receives multiple reque/s = leave "u    
subsection 7a77#a7 & d5ies leave to m   
?an "o eligible employee 9 accordance ) 
subsection 7a77#b71 ! employ] %\ld d5y  
leave to ! m9imum numb] ( eligible      
employees practicable4  #d4 ,prohibit$  
,acts  7a7 ,int]f]5ce ) rights  7#a7    
,ex]cise ( rights ,x %all be unlawful = 
any employ] to int]f]e )1 re/ra91 or d5y
 ! tak+ ( or ! attempt to take1 any     
leave provid$ "u ?is ,act4  7#b7        
,discrim9ation ,x %all be unlawful = any
 employ] to dis*>ge or 9 any o!r mann]  
discrim9ate aga9/ any individual =      
oppos+ any practice made unlawful by ?is
 ,act4  7b7 ,int]f]5ce ) proce$+s or    
inquiries ,x %all be unlawful = any     

p]son to dis*>ge or 9 any o!r mann]     
discrim9ate aga9/ any individual because
 su* individual--  7#a7 has fil$ any    
*>ge1 or has in/itut$ or caus$ to be    
in/itut$ any proce$+1 "u or relat$ to   
?is ,act2  7#b7 has giv51 or is ab\t to 
give1 any in=mation 9 connection ) any  
inquiry or proce$+ relat+ to any leave  
provid$ "u ?is ,act2 or  7#c7 has       
te/ifi$1 or is ab\t to te/ify1 9 any    
inquiry or proce$+ relat+ to any leave  
provid$ "u ?is ,act4  #e4 ,inve/igative 
,au?ority ,! ,secret>y %all h           
inve/igative au?ority ) respect to !    
provisions ( ?is ,act 9 ! same mann] &  
"u ! same t]ms & conditions z !         
inve/igative au?ority provid$ "u section
 #ajf ( ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act 
( #aiic1 & ! requirem5ts ( section #ajf 
( su* ,act %all apply to employ]s "u ?is
 ,act 9 ! same mann] z su* requirem5ts  
apply to employ]s "u section #ajf ( su* 
,act4  #f4 ,en=cem5t ,! provisions (    
section #ajg ( ! ,family & ,m$ical      
,leave ,act ( #aiic %all apply ) respect

 to ! en=cem5t ( ! requirem5ts ( ?is    
,act 9 ! same mann] & "u ! same t]ms &  
conditions z su* provisions apply )     
respect to ! en=cem5t ( ! requirem5ts ( 
title ,i ( su* ,act4  #g4 ,notice  7a7  
,9 ,g5]al ,ea* employ] %all po/ & keep  
po/$1 9 conspicu\s places on ! premises 
( ! employ] :]e notices to employees &  
applicants = employm5t are cu/om>ily    
po/$1 a notice1 to be prep>$ or approv$ 
by ! ,secret>y1 sett+ =? exc]pts f1 or  
summ>ies (1 ! p]t95t provisions ( ?is   
title ,act in=mation p]ta9+ to ! fil+ ( 
a *>ge4  7b7 ,p5alty ,any employ] t     
willfully violates ?is section may be   
assess$ a civil money p5alty n to exce$ 
#ajj = ea* sep>ate (f5se4