Wisconsin’s CAP Job Protection Bill

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle signed legislation today protecting the jobs of the state’s 1,119 Civil Air Patrol members. Assembly Bill 132 requires that employers with more than 11 permanent employees grant a leave of absence without pay for not more than five consecutive days or 15 days total to employees serving in an emergency service operation of the Civil Air Patrol. The bill also prevents employment discrimination based on participation in the Civil Air Patrol.