§ 3-714
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§3–714.
(1)In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)“Eligible veteran” means a veteran, as defined in § 9–901 of the State Government Article, who has received an honorable discharge or a certificate of satisfactory completion of service, including:
(i)a reserve component;
(ii)the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service; and
(iii)the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(3)“Employer” includes a county or municipal corporation.
(b)Subject to subsection
(d)of this section, 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;
(3)the spouse of an eligible active service member; or
(4)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.
(d)If an employer that is a county or municipal corporation chooses to grant a preference under subsection
(b)of this section, the county or municipal corporation may adopt a local law that provides for the hiring and promotion preference before implementing the preference.