44-102.1 - Rights, benefits and protections upon call to active duty.
§ 44-102.1. Rights, benefits and protections upon call to active duty.
Any right, benefit, or protection that may accrue to a member of the VirginiaNational Guard under the Federal Soldier's and Sailor's Civil Relief Act (50U.S.C. App. § 501 et seq.), as a result of a call to federal active dutyservice under Title 10 of the United States Code shall be extended to amember of the Virginia National Guard called to active duty service underTitle 32 of the United States Code, or to state active duty by the Governor,if the active duty orders are for a period of 30 consecutive days or more. Inaddition, if a member of the Virginia National Guard is called to stateactive duty by the Governor, the employer shall ensure that the member hasthe option of continuing, at the member's expense, his health care coverage,life insurance, or long-term care insurance.
(2003, c. 769; 2010, cc. 811, 861.)