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information may be out of date.
For more information call: (202) 219-9116.
American soldiers sent to or supporting the peace keeping
operation in Bosnia have a legal right to return to the same civilian job they
left with the seniority and status they would have achieved had they kept
working.
"President Clinton is committed to helping keep the peace
in Bosnia. And I commit the Labor Department to prompt enforcement of
reemployment rights for the thousands of service members who are called to
serve," said Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich.
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights
Act of 1994 (USERRA), signed by President Clinton, entitles recalled service
personnel to return to their civilian employment. The act, enforced by the U.S.
Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service, protects the
seniority, status and pay of returning service members, as though they been
continuously employed.
Service members are required to give advance notice of
their service obligations to employers unless military necessity makes this
impossible. They also must notify employers of their intent to return to
employment under a set of guidelines based on the length of time absent from
the job.
Employers and service members with specific questions
about their rights and obligations under USERRA should contact a veterans'
service representative at any state Job Service Office.
Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
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