Section 13-704 - Employment and other protections for militia members.
§ 13-704. Employment and other protections for militia members.
(a) Scope of section.- The rights granted to members of the National Guard and Maryland Defense Force by this section shall be in addition to the rights granted to them by federal law, including the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
(b) Protections.- The following provisions of federal law shall be adopted as State law and applied to members of the National Guard and Maryland Defense Force:
(1) the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act applies only when members of the National Guard or Maryland Defense Force are ordered to military duty under this title or Title 10 or Title 32 of the United States Code for a period of 14 consecutive days or longer; and
(2) the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act applies when members of the National Guard or Maryland Defense Force are ordered to military duty under this title or Title 10 or Title 32 of the United States Code for any period of time.
[An. Code 1957, art. 65, § 32A; 2003, ch. 5, § 2; 2006, chs. 44, 88; 2009, ch. 735, § 3.]