TweetA bipartisan group of seven senators have introduced legislation to expand the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) to include protection for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers who are called to active duty. USERRA mandates that members of the uniformed services who hold civilian jobs are entitled to return to their civilian jobs [...]

Tweet  The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently settled a lawsuit against Lowe’s, a major hardware department store chain, citing violations of the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). USERRA mandates employers to rehire employees returning from a military deployment and not to terminate their employment for at least one year. The DOJ determined [...]

TweetAccording to The National Employment Lawyers Association’s On The Hill, the Veterans’ Benefits Act (VBA) of 2010, which amends the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), is a clarification of the law and retroactively applies to USERRA claims.  The VBA clarifies that USERRA prohibits wage discrimination against servicemembers, i.e., paying servicemembers lower wages [...]

TweetOn Oct. 1, 2010, The Veterans’ Benefits Act of 2010 was sent to President Obama for his signature.  The Act expands USERRA to prohibit wage discrimination and creates a 36-month trial period for referring USERRA claims brought against Federal executive agencies to the Office of Special Counsel (OSC).  Under the trial program, the OSC shall [...]

TweetYesterday the House approved by voice vote S. 3023 (“Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2008”), to enhance the complaint process for the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and prohibit application of statutes of limitations to USERRA claims.  The Senate passed the bill by unanimous consent last week.  The bill will expedite the [...]