The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act ( USERRA ) is a federal act that was put into place in 1994 in order to ensure that all employees will be treated fairly, regardless of their past, present, or future military service.

The Act also guarantees that employees can be reemployed upon returning home from service, as long as the employee meets all reemployment requirements. Employees that are reemployed should be given the same job (or an equivalent job) along with the same benefits and salary that they had prior to taking time off for service.

Employees are covered for service related to any branch of the uniformed services, including Public Health Service, National Guard, Coast Guard, U.S. Marines, Reserves, and more. Employees are also covered for a variety of service-related duties, including:

Employees will retain their USERRA coverage as long as their previous employer is still in existence when they return from service. Also, employees should not be dishonorably discharged and they must return to work within a pre-determined time period based on their service in order to retain their USERRA coverage. That time period is as follows:

Poster Requirements

Covered employers must provide their employees with USERRA information through a USERRA notice or poster. In addition to the poster/notification documents, employers may benefit by obtaining additional USERRA compliance information, including the USERRA Employee Handout Packet, USERRA Employers Compliance Guide, USERRA Information Sheet, and The USERRA Easy Comply Set, which we provide.

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