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About the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)

Under the law, you are entitled to certain rights if you serve in the military. The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) helps to minimize the disruption that can occur in your life by providing you with certain rights regarding reemployment when you leave from and return to covered employment following service in the military.

Under USERRA, service includes the performance of duty on a voluntary or involuntary basis in a uniformed service including:

• Active duty.
• Active duty for training.
• Initial active duty for training.
• Inactive duty for training.
• Full-time National Guard duty.
• Absence for examinations used to determine fitness for duty.
• Any reserve component of the Armed Forces.

“Uniformed services” includes:

• Armed Forces.
• Army National Guard.
• Air National Guard.
• The commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
• Any other category of people designated by the President of the United States in time of war or emergency.

To be eligible for the rights and other benefits covered under USERRA, you must receive an honorable discharge from military service. Under USERRA, reemployment and reinstatement deadlines are based on your length of military service. Contact your employer for more information about when you need to apply for reemployment under USERRA guidelines.