The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) protects individuals performing, or who performed, uniformed service in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 4301-4335 from adverse employment discrimination on the basis of their uniformed service, and provides for their prompt restoration to civilian employment when they return to civilian life. USERRA is intended to ensure that these Service members are not disadvantaged in their civilian careers because of their service, are promptly reemployed in their civilian jobs upon their return from duty, and are not discriminated against in employment because of their military status or obligations. DCPAS oversees compliance.

Resources

• Title 38, United States Code Chapter 43 (4301-4335)
• 20 CFR PART 1002—Regulations under the USERRA of 1994
• 5 CFR PART 353—Restoration to Duty from Uniformed Service or Compensable Injury
• Office of Personnel Management Memorandum dated 09/21/2009: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act Training
• Office of Personnel Management Memorandum dated 09/10/2013: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act Guidance
• Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
• Understanding Your Rights Under USERRA
• DOD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 410, dated September 25, 2013: DOD Civilian Personnel Management System: Training, Education, and Professional Development, which contains the mandatory training requirement for Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (Enclosure 3, Program Procedures, paragraph 8.m.)
• Public Law 110-389, Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2008