Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:411

  • Employee: means any person employed by any private or public employer. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:403
  • Employment: means a position as an employee with any private or public employer. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:403
  • Service in the uniformed services: means the performance of duty on a voluntary or involuntary basis in a uniformed service under competent authority and includes active duty, active duty for training, initial active duty for training, inactive duty training, full-time national guard duty, and a period for which a person is absent from a position of employment for the purpose of an examination to determine the fitness of the person to perform any such duty. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:403
  • Uniformed services: means the armed forces of the United States as defined by 10 U. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:403

            A. Any employee, who completes his service in the uniformed services and applies for reemployment upon release from service in the uniformed services or discharge from hospitalization incidental to his service in uniformed service, shall be entitled to receive creditable service for such period of service in the uniformed services toward vesting and computation of benefits in the retirement system, pension fund, or employee benefit plan applicable to his employment, as provided in this Subpart.

            B. Except as required pursuant to federal law, no employee shall receive more than a total of four years of military service credit in the retirement system, pension fund, or employee benefit plan applicable to his employment, pursuant to this Part.

            Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 6, §1, eff. April 17, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 716, §1, eff. June 21, 1995; Acts 2018, No. 225, §2, eff. May 15, 2018.