Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (civil enforcement in certain contexts)

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The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) is a federal law that protects the civilian employment and reemployment rights of military service members and veterans, prohibiting workplace discrimination based on military service and ensuring their prompt reinstatement to civilian jobs after duty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
employment law
veterans’ rights law
abbreviation Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (civil enforcement in certain contexts) self-linksurface differs
surface form: USERRA
allows Department of Justice civil suits on behalf of service members
Office of Special Counsel to bring enforcement actions for federal employees
private civil actions by service members
appliesTo United States military veterans
United States service members
civilian employers
employers regardless of size
federal government agencies
local government employers
private sector employers
state government employers
authorizesRemedy back pay
liquidated damages for willful violations
lost benefits
reinstatement
citation 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301–4335
covers National Guard duty under federal authority
active duty
active duty for training
inactive duty training
initial active duty for training
involuntary military service
voluntary military service
enforcedBy Merit Systems Protection Board
Office of Special Counsel
United States Department of Justice
United States Department of Labor
Veterans’ Employment and Training Service
jurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
permits state laws that provide greater protections than USERRA
preempts state laws that limit USERRA rights
prohibits employment discrimination based on military service
retaliation for exercising USERRA rights
protects civilian employment rights of service members
reemployment rights of service members
provides administrative remedies through the Department of Labor
civil enforcement actions in federal court
civil enforcement before the Merit Systems Protection Board for federal employees
purpose to encourage noncareer service in the uniformed services by minimizing disadvantages to civilian careers
to ensure prompt reemployment of service members upon completion of service
to prohibit discrimination based on military service in employment
requires maintenance of certain pension benefits during military service
maintenance of seniority rights during military service
prompt reemployment after military service
reasonable efforts by employers to qualify returning service members for reemployment
reemployment in the position the person would have attained but for military service

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Civil Rights Division legalAuthority Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (civil enforcement in certain contexts)
Employment Litigation Section enforces Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (civil enforcement in certain contexts)
this entity surface form: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) (for certain employers)
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (civil enforcement in certain contexts) abbreviation Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (civil enforcement in certain contexts) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
this entity surface form: USERRA
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 relatedTo Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (civil enforcement in certain contexts)
this entity surface form: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve legalFramework Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (civil enforcement in certain contexts)
this entity surface form: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve usesAbbreviation Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (civil enforcement in certain contexts)
this entity surface form: USERRA
Veterans’ Employment and Training Service enforces Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (civil enforcement in certain contexts)
this entity surface form: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
Veterans’ Employment and Training Service enforces Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (civil enforcement in certain contexts)
this entity surface form: USERRA
ESGR supportsLaw Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (civil enforcement in certain contexts)
this entity surface form: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act