This year, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), a fundamental support to our all-volunteer force. With roots dating back ...

When someone performs uniformed military service, certain protections are granted when it comes to their seeking and performance of civilian federal employment. Two important sources of protection for ...

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On June 30, 2011, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Tacoma, on behalf of Dave Axtell, a U.S. Air Force reservist. The ...

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THE UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) gives employees who take a leave of absence for active military service certain statutory rights—not only to reemployment ...

Under USERRA, you have the right not to be discriminated against because you are in the military reserves. UB will not screen you out or refuse to hire you because you are affiliated with the military ...

A legal battle is unfolding over paid military leave in courtrooms across the country, as a new wave of class-action lawsuits and court rulings raises a question: are National Guard and Reserve troops ...

failing to promptly and properly re-employ Axtell in April 2009, after he returned from military service in support of Operation Enduring Freedom; and unlawfully terminating Axtell without cause ...