Everything You Don’t Know About Military Leave: USERRA Compliance and More
Navigating USERRA and military leave can be more complicated than you realize
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) requires employers to provide job-protected time off when a member of a military service participates in weekend and other training sessions. That’s manageable for most employers. But USERRA doesn’t stop there, and that’s where things get tricky for employers.
Not every case of military leave is clear-cut
When the military calls up reservists for active duty, the service members also have job-protected leave rights—even if they’re gone for years. The same applies if an employee signs up for military service for the first time while already working full- or part-time for you.
Beyond that, what counts as military service might be broader than you think. For example, Congress recently classified FEMA Reserve Corps as protected by USERRA. In fact, even if you don’t have a member of the military on staff, what happens on active duty may impact you. That’s because the FMLA provides time off for a service member’s family for a long list of reasons related to military service.
Don’t leave compliance up to chance
Employers have strict time requirements for reinstating a service member returning from active duty, and it has to be done right. That means a plan is needed, and you can’t leave the interpretation of tricky parts of the law up to chance.
On January 8, join employment lawyer Anniken Davenport as she walks you through the military leave laws you need to know, when they apply and how to apply them. Don’t leave compliance up to chance.
Webinar Agenda
- Who is covered under USERRA? Learn which employees and applicants qualify for protection.
- Discrimination defined. Explore real-world examples of military-related discrimination from court cases.
- Handling leave requests. Understand what documentation you can request and how to process USERRA leave.
- “As if they never left” compliance. Manage payroll, benefits and seniority for returning service members.
- Interplay with other laws. Discover how USERRA works alongside ADA and FMLA, especially for military families.
- For-cause discharge rules. Educate supervisors on the one-year protection for returning service members and how to prove discharge decisions unrelated to service.
- Lessons from USERRA cases. Avoid common employer pitfalls with insights from recent court decisions.
In this 75-minute online training, you’ll learn how to:
- Understand USERRA coverage and obligations. Identify protected employees and manage leave requests effectively.
- Properly track and reinstate military leave. Ensure smooth reintegration into the workplace while remaining compliant with reinstatement rules.
- Integrate military leave into broader policies. Seamlessly coordinate military leave with existing leave programs like FMLA.
Get answers to YOUR questions from presenter…
Anniken Davenport is a noted employment law attorney and the legal analyst and senior editor of HR Employment Law Advisor and HR Specialist: Employment Law. She has authored several books, including The Employer’s Practical Legal Guide and Bulletproof Your Employee Handbook. Anniken has served as a professor at Penn State University, where she taught business law and HR management, and she directed the Legal Studies Program at Wilson College. Her legal career includes representing government units in discrimination and other employment law cases and representing school districts in labor negotiations.
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