Members of the armed forces are generally protected from discrimination in their employment by civilian employers under the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). In addition to individual state laws that may protect service members, USERRA makes it illegal for an employer to deny a “benefit of employment” to a member of the armed forces based on such membership or the employee’s performance of service. Its primary purpose being to encourage people to join the military reserves, USERRA claims have increased in frequency during the past decade as reservists have been called to long stints of active duty due to U.S. military commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Tag Archives: Benefit of Employment
Subscribe to This Blog
Topics
- Affirmative Action Compliance
- Americans With Disabilities Act
- Discipline and Termination
- Discrimination, Retaliation and Harassment
- E-Discovery
- EEOC Developments
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Human Resources/ Employer Matters
- Immigration, Nationality & Consular Law
- Labor Relations
- New and Recent Legislation
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Trade Secrets Protection/Noncompetes
- Uncategorized
- Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act (USERRA)
- Wage and Hour
- Web Conferences