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Section 30-21-1. – Reinstatement by previous employer required.

§ 30-21-1. Reinstatement by previous employer required. If any employee enters the land, naval, and air forces of the United States of America, upon his or her honorable discharge from service, his or her former employer, if requested within forty (40) days after honorable discharge and if the employee is still qualified to perform the […]

Section 30-21-10. – Notice of vacancies in custodial service.

§ 30-21-10. Notice of vacancies in custodial service. The chief of each division shall notify the assistant director of human services in charge of the community services division of any vacancies to be filled in accordance with the provisions of § 30-21-9. He or she shall, in turn, notify all veterans’ organizations having a Rhode […]

Section 30-21-11. – Repealed.

§ 30-21-11. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1938, ch. 2562, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 650, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 30-21-11; Repealed by P.L. 1986, ch. 60, § 1, effective May 29, 1986.

Section 30-21-12. – Appointment to police or fire forces.

§ 30-21-12. Appointment to police or fire forces. Any citizen who has served in the military service of the United States, in the army, navy, or air force thereof, and who has received an honorable discharge therefrom, may be eligible for appointment as a police officer or firefighter in any city or town of this […]

Section 30-21-13. – Extension of credits, benefits, and privileges.

§ 30-21-13. Extension of credits, benefits, and privileges. All credits, benefits, and privileges, excepting bonuses, granted and bestowed as of December 7, 1941 by the state upon men or women in the armed forces, shall be extended to include those veterans of the Desert Storm conflict, beginning August 2, 1990, and continuing to the present, […]

Section 30-21-14. – Preference in private employment.

§ 30-21-14. Preference in private employment. (a) A private employer may adopt an employment policy that provides a preference in hiring or promotion, or both, to a veteran. (b) A policy adopted under this section shall: (1) Be in writing; and (2) Be uniformly applied to employment decisions regarding hiring and promotion. (c) A private […]

Section 30-21-2. – Seniority rights on reemployment by prior employer.

§ 30-21-2. Seniority rights on reemployment by prior employer. Any member of the armed forces of the United States or any citizen of the United States who served in the armed forces of the united nations during World War II shall, upon his or her reemployment by a prior employer within one year after his […]

Section 30-21-3. – Repealed.

§ 30-21-3. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1562, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-21-3; Repealed by P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 64, § 1, effective June 21, 1985.

Section 30-21-4. – Waiver of rights.

§ 30-21-4. Waiver of rights. Any veteran employee described in § 30-21-2 may waive any or all of the rights granted him or her by §§ 30-21-2 — 30-21-7. The form of the waiver shall be prescribed by the director of labor and training. History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1562, § 3; G.L. 1956, § […]

Section 30-21-5. – Rights of other veterans preserved.

§ 30-21-5. Rights of other veterans preserved. The provisions of §§ 30-21-2 — 30-21-7 shall not apply so as to give any veteran of World War II any preference over any honorably discharged veteran of any other war in which the United States has participated. History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1562, § 4; G.L. 1956, […]

Section 30-21-6. – Hiring of unqualified persons not required.

§ 30-21-6. Hiring of unqualified persons not required. Nothing in §§ 30-21-2 — 30-21-7 shall require any employer to hire any person who, in the judgment of the employer, is not qualified for the position. History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1562, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 30-21-6.

Section 30-21-7. – Failure to allow proper seniority.

§ 30-21-7. Failure to allow proper seniority. Anyone knowingly violating any provision of §§ 30-21-2 — 30-21-6 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1562, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 30-21-7.

Section 30-21-9. – Custodial service in public buildings.

§ 30-21-9. Custodial service in public buildings. (a) All vacancies that may occur in the employment of janitors, elevator operators, caretakers, or any positions in the custodian service in any building owned or maintained by this state or any department of this state shall be filled in the following order of preference: (1) By war […]