North Carolina § 143B-1275 - Protecting status of State employees in Armed Forces, etc.

§ 143B-1275. Protecting status of State employees in Armed Forces, etc.

Any employee of the State of North Carolina, who has been granted a leave of absence for service in either (i) the Armed Forces of the United States; or (ii) the United States Merchant Marine; or (iii) outside the continental United States with the Red Cross, shall, upon return to State employment, if reemployed in the same position and if within the time limits set forth in the leave of absence, receive an annual salary of at least (i) the annual salary the employee was receiving at the time such leave was granted; plus (ii) an amount obtained by multiplying the step increment applicable to the employee's classification as provided in the classification and salary plan for State employees by the number of years of such service, counting a fraction of a year as a year; provided that no such employee shall receive a salary in excess of the top of the salary range applicable to the classification to which such employee is assigned upon return. History (1945, c. 220; 2011-183, s. 120; 2015-241, s. 24.1(i); 2015-268, s. 7.3(a).) Cross References. - As to federal records and reports that person dead, missing, captured, etc., see G.S. 8-37.1 et seq. As to administration of decedents' estates, see G.S. 28A-1-1 . As to Veterans' Guardianship Act, see Chapter 34 . As to temporary guardians of children of servicemen, see G.S. 35A-1228 . As to instruments proved or acknowledged before officers of certain ranks, see G.S. 47-2, 47-2.1. As to registration of official discharges from the Armed Forces of the United States, see G.S. 47-109 et seq. As to exemption of property of veterans' organizations from taxation, see G.S. 105-278.7. As to salary payments for teachers, etc., serving in Armed Forces of the United States, see G.S. 115C-302.1. As to furnishing certification of birth dates to veterans' organizations, see G.S. 130A-120. As to Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act, see G.S. 163-258.1 et seq. Editor's Note. - This Part is former Article 7 of Chapter 165 (G.S. 165-43 through 165-44.01) as recodified by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 24.1(i). Where appropriate, the historical citations to the sections in the former article have been added to the corresponding sections in this part as recodified. Former G.S. 165-43 was recodified by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 24.1(i), as G.S. 143B-1275. Session Laws 2015-241, s. 24.1(ww), as amended by Session Laws 2015-268, s. 7.3(a), made the recodification of this section by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 24.1(i), effective July 1, 2015. Session Laws 2015-241, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2015.'" Session Laws 2015-241, s. 33.6, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-183, s. 120, effective June 20, 2011, in the section catchline and in clause (i), substituted "Armed Forces" for "armed forces"; and in clause (ii), substituted "United States Merchant Marine" for "merchant marine of the United States."