Rhode Island employers seeking to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of military leave for members of the Rhode Island National Guard and the United States armed forces and to demonstrate compliance with Rhode Island's military leave laws should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Updated policy and guidance to reflect the expansion of USERRA rights to employees who are members of the National Guard of any state, effective July 21, 2016.
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