HB128

Montana HB128 protects volunteer emergency service providers from employment termination.

Montana HB128 prohibits public and private employers from terminating the employment of volunteer emergency service providers under certain conditions. Employers may not terminate an employee for serving as a volunteer emergency services provider or joining a volunteer emergency unit or organization. Employees must notify their employer in writing within 30 days of joining a volunteer emergency unit or organization or within 30 days of the bill's effective date if they were already serving as a volunteer.