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USERRA Protections Broadened by Dole Act

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On January 2, 2025, then-President Biden signed into law the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (Dole Act), a bipartisan bill that expands healthcare and other benefits for...more

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USERRA Short-term Paid Military Leave Class Action Revived by Federal Appeals Court

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On August 22, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in Synoracki v. Alaska Airlines, Inc., reviving a class action under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act...more

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USERRA Does Not Require Paid Military Leave...Or Does It?

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The landscape of federal military leave law may be shifting. In the past three years, four federal appellate courts have held that an employer may be required to offer paid leave for an employee’s military service where the...more

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Ten Reasons Employers Should Pay More Attention to USERRA

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This year, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) turns 30 years old. Although this law, prohibiting employers from discriminating and retaliating against employees or applicants because of...more

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Employers Should Not Forget the Federal Law That Protects Servicemembers

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With Veterans Day recently passed, it seems like a good time to remind employers of a federal law with teeth that protects employed servicemembers. It behooves employers not to overlook USERRA, the “Uniformed Services...more

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Federal Court Rules Military Leave Is Not Comparable to Other Types of Employer-Provided Paid Leaves

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Earlier this year, we wrote about the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit’s decision in White v. United Airlines, Inc., in which the court concluded that paid military leave falls within the “rights and benefits”...more

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Department of Labor Provides Guidance On Retirement Plan Obligations When Employees Return From Military Service

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The Department of Labor recently issued a fact sheet intended to help employers understand their retirement plan obligations under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”). The law...more

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DOL Clarifies Employers’ Retirement Plan Obligations Under USERRA

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On August 9, 2019, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued USERRA Fact Sheet 1, providing guidance to employers about their pension obligations to reemployed service members under the Uniformed Services Employment and...more

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Department of Labor’s New Guidance Helps Employers of Uniformed Service Members Manage Pension Obligations

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The Department of Labor’s Veterans Employment and Training Services (“VETS”) issued a new fact sheet (“Fact Sheet”) to help employers better manage their pension obligations under the Uniform Services Employment and...more

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Act Now Advisory: FMLA UPDATE: Expanded Leave for Military Families and Airline Flight Crews

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On March 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Final Rule will go into effect, implementing regulations expanding Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) protections to military families and airline flight crews,...more

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