2025 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Act 31 - MILITARY AND VETERANS CODE (51 PA.C.S.) - VETERANS' BENEFITS AND SERVICES WORKPLACE POSTING AND EDITORIAL CHANGE
Session of 2025
No. 2025-31
HB 799
AN ACT
Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for veterans' benefits and services workplace posting; and making an editorial change.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Part V heading of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
PART V
EMPLOYMENT [PREFERENCES] AND PENSIONS
Section 2. Title 51 is amended by adding a chapter to read:
CHAPTER 74
VETERANS' BENEFITS AND SERVICES WORKPLACE POSTING
Sec.
7401. Definitions.
7402. Workplace posting.
§ 7401. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Employer." An employer with a worksite in this Commonwealth at which more than 50 full-time employees are employed.
"Full-time employee." An individual that is employed by an employer and works at least 40 hours per week.
"Workplace posting." The posting created by the department under section 7402(a) (relating to workplace posting).
§ 7402. Workplace posting.
(a) Creation.--The department shall create a standardized workplace posting for placement by an employer. The Department of Labor and Industry shall place the workplace posting on the department's publicly accessible Internet website so that an employer can print a copy of the workplace posting.
(b) Placement.--The workplace posting shall be displayed by an employer in a conspicuous area accessible to employees. An employer may comply with this subsection by placing the workplace posting on an employer's Internet website that is accessible to employees.
(c) Contents.--The workplace posting shall include the following:
(1) Contact and website information for the department.
(2) Information and contacts for a range of Federal and State benefits and services for veterans and veterans' families.
(3) Contact information for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Crisis Line.
(4) Contact information for county directors of veterans affairs.
(d) Policy.--The following shall apply to the workplace posting:
(1) The department shall transmit notice of the content of the workplace posting to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
(2) The workplace posting shall not be subject to review under the following:
(i) Section 205 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law.
(ii) Sections 204(b) and 301(10) of the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act.
(iii) The act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect as follows:
(1) The addition of 51 Pa.C.S. § 7402(b) shall take effect in 180 days.
(2) This section shall take effect immediately.
(3) The remainder of this act shall take effect in 90 days.
APPROVED--The 7th day of July, A.D. 2025.
JOSH SHAPIRO
