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New notification rules for employers

In December, 2004, President Bush signed the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act amending the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), which protects employees against discrimination for taking leave from work to serve in the Armed Forces Reserve, the National Guard, or other armed services.

One of the changes, which became effective on March 10, 2005, imposes a requirement that employers notify employees about their USERRA rights, benefits, and obligations. As such, the Department of Labor created a poster that contains the required notification language and posted it on its website at http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/userra/poster.pdf . Employers can satisfy the USERRA notification requirement by printing and posting this notice in the location where employee legal notices are customarily placed.

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USERRA Amended

In December 2004, President Bush amended the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), which protects employees against discrimination for taking leave from work to serve in the Armed Forces Reserve, the National Guard or other armed services.

One of the changes, effective as of March 10, 2005, imposes a requirement that employers notify employees about their USERRA rights, benefits, and obligations.