(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.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions
Section 3-701 - Medical Questions
Section 3-702 - Lie Detector Tests
Section 3-703 - Volunteer Activities
Section 3-704 - Day of Rest -- Retail and Wholesale Establishments
Section 3-710 - Healthy Retail Employee Act
Section 3-711 - Job Applicant Fairness Act
Section 3-712 - User Name and Password Privacy Protection and Exclusions
Section 3-713 - Payments or Deduction From Wages -- Tipped Employees
Section 3-714 - Hiring and Promotion Preferences -- Veterans and Veterans' Spouses
Section 3-716 - Noncompete or Conflict of Interest Provision in Contract
Section 3-717 - Use of Facial Recognition Services Prohibited -- Consent by Applicant