Not long ago, the topic of military leave barely registered on the radar screens of most employers. Then 9/11 happened. Since that time more than 420,000 citizen-soldiers have been mobilized. Nearly overnight, the Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, better known as USERRA, moved to the forefront of employment law topics. With complaints under the Act by returning veterans up11% over last year, employers and their legal counsel need to become familiar with this often overlooked law.
