Veterans Reemployment Rights: Steps Needed to Ensure Reliability of DOL and Special Counsel Demonstration Project's Performance Information
Abstract
In the wake of the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, thousands of current and former military servicemembers are undergoing a transition between their military service and their civilian employment. Congress enacted the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) to protect the employment and reemployment rights of federal and nonfederal employees when they leave their employment to perform military or other uniformed service. Among other rights, servicemembers who meet the statutory requirements are entitled to reinstatement to the positions they would have held if they had never left their employment or to positions of like seniority, status, and pay. USERRA applies to a wide range of employers, including federal, state, and local governments as well as private sector firms. This report focuses on servicemembers who are employees of, prior employees of, and applicants to, federal executive agencies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 10, 2011
- Accession Number
- AD1173021
Entities
People
- Bernice Steinhardt
- Cynthia Saunders
- Elizabeth Curda
- Greg Wilmoth
- Jack Warner
- Jessica Nierenberg
- Jessica Thomsen
- Karin Fangman
- Kate H. Walker
- Laura M. Craig
- Marcus Corbin
- Mark Kehoe
- Tamara Stenzel
- Trina V. Lewis
- Yvonne D. Jones
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office