§ 143B-1033. Employment absence.
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§ 143B-1033. Employment absence.
(a)An employer shall not discriminate against, discharge, demote, or otherwise take an adverse employment action against any employee that is a member of the North Carolina Wing-Civil Air Patrol on the basis of that membership or any absence required to perform duties if the absence is authorized pursuant to this section.
(b)An absence from employment by a member of the North Carolina Wing-Civil Air Patrol is authorized if it meets all of the following requirements:
(1)The absence is necessary to perform duties incident to a State-approved mission pursuant to G.S. 143B-1030(b)(3) or a United States Air Force authorized mission.
(2)The absence is for no more than seven consecutive scheduled working days for that employee.
(3)The total absences in a calendar year do not exceed more than 14 scheduled working days for that employee.
(c)The employer may require that the employee furnish a copy of the employee's mission order.
(d)Nothing in this section shall be construed to require an employer to pay salary or wages to a member of the North Carolina Wing-Civil Air Patrol during the employee's authorized absence, except when the employee chooses to use any paid leave that may be available to the employee through their employment. (2023-137, s. 46(a).)