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9/25/2009 4:18:52 PM EST

Employment Rights

More information on revisions to FMLA affecting military family members, as well as the federal law providing for re-employment rights for veterans and returning servicemembers.

Posted by LexisNexis Emerging Issues Veteran's Rights Staff

Family Military Leave

On November 17, 2008, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued highly anticipated revisions to the 1995 regulations interpreting the 15-year-old Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. §2601 et seq. The new regulations also clarify the first-ever amendments to the FMLA, which were signed into law in January 2008, granting additional leave entitlements to military family members.

For the text of the new and amended regulations, consult the Code of Federal Regulations on lexis.com.

Family military leave laws are available through the Veterans’ Rights Resources Center.

Stay current on all developments relating to family military leave through news articles.

Re-Employment

The federal law providing for re-employment rights of veterans and returning servicemembers is the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

For the text of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), consult United States Code Service.

Additional resources on USERRA include An Analysis of USERRA: by N. Peter Lareau and News on USERRA. Detailed analysis of state re-employment laws across the country can also be found on the Veterans’ Rights Resources Center.

More information on federal and state litigation and other developments concerning employment rights of veterans and returning servicemembers is available from current news articles.

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