Missouri Laws 285.250 – Hiring preference for veterans and spouses of disabled or deceased ..
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1. A private, nonpublic employer may grant preference to a veteran in hiring and promoting employees.
2. A private, nonpublic employer may grant preference in hiring and promotion to a spouse of a disabled veteran who has a service-connected permanent and total disability or to a surviving spouse of a deceased veteran. For the purposes of this subsection, a “disabled veteran” means a person who has a compensable, service-connected disability as adjudicated by the United States Veterans Administration or by the retirement board of one of the branches of the Armed Forces.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 285.250
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
3. Granting preference under subsections 1 and 2 of this section shall not violate any state equal employment opportunity law.