Section 103 - Voluntary veterans preference employment policy -- Private employment -- Antidiscrimination requirements.

UT Code § 34-50-103 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) A private sector employer may create a veterans employment preference policy that may also apply to a veteran's spouse.

(2) The veterans employment preference policy shall be: (a) in writing; and (b) applied uniformly to employment decisions regarding hiring, promotion, or retention including during a reduction in force.

(a) in writing; and

(b) applied uniformly to employment decisions regarding hiring, promotion, or retention including during a reduction in force.

(3) A private employer may require a veteran to submit a discharge document form to be eligible for the preference. If the applicant is the spouse of a veteran, the employer may require that the spouse submit the veteran's discharge document.

(4) A private employer's veterans employment preference policy shall be publicly posted by the employer at the place of employment or on the Internet if the employer has a website or uses the Internet to advertise employment opportunities.