Livingston County Veterans' Hiring Preference and Military Training Leave

The county's Personnel Manual for non-union employees carries three veteran provisions. Hiring preference, section V of the employment terms: "Veterans Preference: It is the policy of the County to give preference to eligible veterans in the filling of vacant positions, in accordance with the requirements of Michigan and federal law." Military training leave, section B of the leave of absence policy: "Upon presentation of official orders requiring training, a regular full-time employee who is a member of an armed forces reserve unit or National Guard will be granted a leave of absence to engage in annual training. Upon presentation by a regular full-time employee of compensation records identifying the date of and payment made for the training program, the County shall pay the difference between the compensation received for the training and the compensation that would have been received had the regular full-time employee worked as scheduled for up to ten (10) working days annually" - excess days are unpaid, or charged to vacation at the employee's request. The manual's continuous-service rules except military leave from their breaks: "this provision shall not be applicable to Military Leave controlled by USERRA." The holiday. Veterans Day is one of the county's paid holidays; when it falls on Saturday the preceding Friday is observed, and when on Sunday the following Monday.