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Since the enactment of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) in 1994, employees serving in the military have been entitled to protected leave, seniority rights, and similar rights and benefits afforded to employees on comparable non-military leave when called to service.  In recent years, there has been litigation across the nation regarding what rights and benefits military employees are entitled to when comparing USERRA leave with non-military leave, such as receiving paid leave or accruing paid time off. 

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (“VETS”) has released a fact sheet to help employers better understand their obligations to reemployed service members under

An employee who missed work due to service in the United States Air Force was entitled to a higher bonus upon his return from service than the company gave him.