US Laws that protect Combat Veterans.

Tom's Journal. http://tomschuckmanjournal.blogspot.com/ tschuckman@aol.com Dear Friends, Readers and fellow Veterans, I jump at any chance to help my fellow Vet's! 'If we don't help each other --- WHO WILL ??' Sorry, but we are popular only when there's a new war to be fought, or some manure to be shoveled. Don't worry, I am not going to cry in my beer tonight, friends. Just want to make my point without making too many enemies... Ha! But I found out many years ago that there exist many good, valuable laws on the books that really help the combat Veteran, wounded, injured, or not. It's up to US to get our meat hooks on them and study them. Also see your Vet Rep at the hospital or master your PC --Personal Computer! I am not crazy about Google [they are so nosy and invasive] but at least they make it easy to find things on your PC. It's like the new Celll Phones --- you just got to get comfortable and play with them, and use the "Tutorial" assets and LEARN. A nd then we can spread the Info and know-how. And who really knows why so many strange foreign countries tune into my humble Blog: Tom's Journal, like Sweden, Portugal, France, GB, America,Romania, Russia, Vietnam,Canada, etc. I have the tools on my Blog settings to look at that kind of stuff, and I even used to share the 'World Map" showing how many in each country view my blog. And I have used the blog to also share the "Gospel of Jesus Christ" and even in many foriegn languages until certain companies wanted me to PAY FOR THAT SERVICE. And who knows if the 'thought police' and Socialist/ Communist authorities will come to my door first and take my life or my freedom... maybe in tghe next 30 days! Let me share something with you fine people that might shock you or piss you off....sorry. What does it really matter WHO wins the Presidentcy in 30 days or so? Personallly, I voted for Donald Trump the first time and just mailed my ABSENTEE Ballet a few days ago at City Hall, and I love our good, hard working President Trump! BTW, he has also helped the Veteran and Military community SO MUCH IN THE LAST 4 YEARS! But if it's a landslide either way, we Americans must accept the results if they are true, honest and legal.... sorry again. Heck, We KNOW the Dims [sic] Socialist will cheat and China will help them! God has a Plan and Bible prophecy MUST be fulfilled. "God cannot lie." Friends, if we slowly start reading the last book of the KJV Bible, o Father God first to pour out His Holy Spirit so we can understand, we will learn what MUST HAPPEN in these last days! Very important. God WILL punish the wicked, 'unbelievers' to protect we Christians, but some of us will be killed' martyred because they love, obey and follow Christ as their Lord and Savior. The devil and tghe "Anti-Christ" will force their earthly servants [even right now!] to persue and slaughter all Christians. More latter... Warm Regards, Tom Schuckman LET'S ALL HELP AMERICA'S VETERANS GET BACK THEIR JOBS, OR, GET BACK THEIR "JUSTICE", IF THEY WERE LAID-OFF / FIRED UNJUSTLY!! ***SADLY, FAR TOO MANY MUNICIPALITIES,& STATES, DO NOT UNDERSTAND OR KNOW THE WORKPLACE RIGHTS WAR VETERANS HAVE. THE LAWS ARE ON THE BOOKS,BUT VETERANS LAWS ARE NOT ON THE MIND OF POLITICIANS. **WITH ALL THE (CO-VID) RELATED LAYOFFS THAT HAVE OCCURRED NATION-WIDE, ONE HAS TO ASK, IF OUR WAR VETERANS GOT THE PROPER AND APPLICABLE TREATMENT, AS IT APPLIES TO (HIRING) PREFERENCE AND (LAYOFF), RETENTION IN THE WORKPLACE......*** MANY MUNICIPALITIES IN AMERICA'S UNITED STATES, UNDERSTAND A VETERANS HIRING PREFERENCE, IN THE WORKPLACE ,BUT HAVE LITTLE OR NO KNOWLEDGE OF A VETERANS (RETENTION) RIGHTS IN A MASS LAYOFF OR EVEN IN A FIRING. ***PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO FRIENDS, FAMILY, NEIGHBORS,...AND,....ANY / ALL COMBAT VETERANS WHO WORK FOR THE (YOUR) STATE, AND IT'S POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, COUNTY'S , CITIES, ETC. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OPEN;.. Layoff Protections for Florida Employees | Nolo www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/layoff... A mass layoff is a reduction in force resulting in job loss at a single site of employment for 500 or more full-time employees, or for 50 to 499 full-time employees, if the number of employees laid off makes up at least 33% of the employer’s active workforce. WARN also applies to plant closings or mass layoffs that occur in stages over 90 days. OPEN;....Do Employees Have Any Protections From Being Laid Off ... www.lawyers.com/legal-info/labor-employment-law/... Federal Law Requires Advance Notice of Mass Layoffs. The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100 or more employees to give at least 60 days' notice before conducting a mass layoff that will last for more than six months. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> THOUGH THESE STATUTES ATTACHED (BORNE FROM FEDERAL STATUTE), SPEAK OF FLORIDA'S PROVISIONS,....ALL,...STATES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE SIMILAR PROVISIONS TO PROTECT AMERICAS VETERANS. The 2019 Florida Statutes Title XX VETERANS Chapter 295 LAWS RELATING TO VETERANS: GENERAL PROVISIONS View Entire Chapter 295.07 Preference in appointment and retention.— (1) The state and its political subdivisions shall give preference in appointment and retention in positions of employment to: (a) Those disabled veterans: 1. Who have served on active duty in any branch of the United States Armed Forces, have received an honorable discharge, and have established the present existence of a service-connected disability that is compensable under public laws administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or 2. Who are receiving compensation, disability retirement benefits, or pension by reason of public laws administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the United States Department of Defense. (b) The spouse of a person who has a total disability, permanent in nature, resulting from a service-connected disability and who, because of this disability, cannot qualify for employment, and the spouse of a person missing in action, captured in line of duty by a hostile force, or forcibly detained or interned in line of duty by a foreign government or power. (c) A wartime veteran as defined in s. 1.01(14), who has served at least 1 day during a wartime period. Active duty for training may not be allowed for eligibility under this paragraph. (d) The unremarried widow or widower of a veteran who died of a service-connected disability. (e) The mother, father, legal guardian, or unremarried widow or widower of a member of the United States Armed Forces who died in the line of duty under combat-related conditions, as verified by the United States Department of Defense. (f) A veteran as defined in s. 1.01(14). Active duty for training may not be allowed for eligibility under this paragraph. (g) A current member of any reserve component of the United States Armed Forces or the Florida National Guard. (2) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall adopt rules to ensure that veterans are given special consideration in the employing agency’s selection and retention processes. The rules must include the award of point values as articulated in s. 295.08, if applicable, or, where point values are not relevant, must include procedures to ensure that veterans are given special consideration at each step of the employment selection process, unless the sponsoring governmental entity is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, in which case the collective bargaining agreement must comply within 90 days following ratification of a successor collective bargaining agreement or extension of any existing collective bargaining agreement. (3) Preference in employment and retention may be given only to eligible persons who are described in subsection (1). (4) The following positions are exempt from this section: (a) Those positions that are exempt from the state Career Service System under s. 110.205(2); however, all positions under the University Support Personnel System of the State University System as well as all Career Service System positions under the Florida College System and the School for the Deaf and the Blind, or the equivalent of such positions at state universities, Florida College System institutions, or the School for the Deaf and the Blind, are included. (b) Positions in political subdivisions of the state which are filled by officers elected by popular vote or persons appointed to fill vacancies in such offices and the personal secretary of each such officer, members of boards and commissions, persons employed on a temporary basis without benefits, heads of departments, positions that require licensure as a physician, licensure as an osteopathic physician, licensure as a chiropractic physician, and positions that require that the employee be a member of The Florida Bar. (5)(a) Each state agency shall, and each political subdivision of the state may, develop and implement a written veterans’ recruitment plan that establishes annual goals for ensuring the full use of veterans in the agency’s or political subdivision’s workforce. Each veterans’ recruitment plan must be designed to meet the established goals. (b) The Department of Management Services shall collect statistical data from each state agency on the number of persons who claim veterans’ preference, the number of persons who are hired through veterans’ preference, and the number of persons who are hired as a result of the veterans’ recruitment plan. The department shall annually update the statistical data required by this paragraph on its website and include such statistical data in its annual workforce report. (c) For purposes of this subsection, the veterans’ recruitment plan applies to the eligible persons described in subsection (1). History.—s. 1, ch. 24201, 1947; s. 1, ch. 70-7; s. 1, ch. 77-422; s. 1, ch. 78-372; s. 1, ch. 80-370; s. 4, ch. 87-356; s. 1, ch. 89-323; s. 3, ch. 92-80; s. 2, ch. 98-33; s. 79, ch. 99-13; s. 1, ch. 2001-273; s. 2, ch. 2003-42; s. 42, ch. 2007-217; s. 41, ch. 2013-15; s. 8, ch. 2014-1; s. 1, ch. 2016-102. Remember: Jesus loves You and me.