USERRA & Discrimination against returning military service members

Recent news reports indicate that the U.S. Department of Justice is taking an aggressive stance against companies (and government agencies) that discriminate against military service members who seek to return to their civilian jobs following completion of their military service. USERRA is the federal prohibiting employers from discriminating against returning service members, and effectively guaranteeing job reinstatement. The DOJ is aggressively filing suit to pursue these claims. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202430518180

PEOs are well positioned to assist their client companies to understand and comply with this somewhat obscure employment statute. For most small to midsized employers, USERRA is not well known.