Maryland Code, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 3-714

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Terms Used In Maryland Code, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 3-714

including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
state: means :

(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

(2) the District of Columbia. See
veteran: includes , if the individual is eligible under 38 U. See

(a) In this section, “eligible veteran” means a veteran of any branch of the armed forces of the United States who has received an honorable discharge or a certificate of satisfactory completion of military service, including:

(1) the National Guard;

(2) the military reserves;

(3) the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service; and

(4) the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

(b) An employer may grant a preference in hiring and promotion to:

(1) an eligible veteran;

(2) the spouse of an eligible veteran who has a service-connected disability; or

(3) the surviving spouse of a deceased eligible veteran.

(c) Granting a preference under subsection (b) of this section does not violate any State or local equal employment opportunity law.

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