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Title XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 288

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  288.042.  War on terror veterans, defined — eligible for benefits — time period — penalty — offer of similar wages — fund — rulemaking authority. — 1. For purposes of this chapter, a "war on terror veteran" is a person who serves or has served in the military and to whom the following criteria apply:

  (1) The person is or was a member of the national guard or a member of a United States armed forces reserves unit;

  (2) The person was deployed as part of his or her military unit at any time after September 11, 2001, and such deployment caused the person to be unable to continue working for his or her employer;

  (3) The person was employed either part time or full time before deployment; and

  (4) The person was unemployed in his or her nonmilitary employment either during or within thirty days after the completion of his or her deployment.

  2. Notwithstanding any provisions of sections 288.010 to 288.500, any war on terror veteran shall be entitled to receive unemployment compensation benefits under this chapter. A war on terror veteran shall be entitled to a maximum weekly benefit of eight percent of the wages paid to the war on terror veteran during that quarter during which the war on terror veteran earned the highest amount within the five quarters during which the war on terror veteran received wages before deployment. The maximum amount of a maximum weekly benefit shall be one thousand one hundred fifty-three dollars and sixty-four cents, annually adjusted by the consumer price index.

  3. A war on terror veteran shall be entitled to a maximum weekly benefit for twenty-six weeks.

  4. Any employer who is found in any Missouri court or United States district court located in Missouri to have terminated, demoted, or taken an adverse employment action against a war on terror veteran due to his or her absence while deployed shall be subject to an administrative penalty in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars. The director shall take judicial notice of judgments in suits brought under the Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (38 U.S.C. 4301). Such judgments may be considered to have a res judicata effect on the director's determination.

  5. A war on terror veteran shall not be considered to have voluntarily quit his or her employment if he or she is not offered the same wages, benefits, and similar work schedule upon his or her return after deployment.

  6. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "War on Terror Unemployment Compensation Fund", which shall consist of money collected under this section. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund and shall approve disbursements from the fund in accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, RSMo. Upon appropriation, money in the fund shall be used solely for the administration of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and money earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.

  7. The division of employment security may promulgate rules to enforce this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section 536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2006, shall be invalid and void.

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(L. 2006 H.B. 1456)

Effective 10-1-06


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