Military Leave Handbook Statement: Alabama

In addition to the military leave rights set forth in the National Handbook, employees working in Alabama who are active members of the National Guard of Alabama or any other state, Alabama Naval Militia, the Alabama State Guard, the National Disaster Medical System, the Civil Air Patrol or any other reserve component of the United States armed forces are entitled to a military leave on all days that they are engaged in field or coast defense, training or other services ordered under the National Defense Act or the federal laws governing the United States military reserves.

Employees who are active members of the National Guard of Alabama or any other state enjoy the rights, privileges and responsibilities set forth in the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), whenever they are called