Chapter 3 – Personnel, Training, and Employee Relations

31040.4.3.20 Uniformed Services Employment and Re‑Employment Rights Act

• The USERRA is a federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of their military status or military obligations. Under USERRA, if a veteran has a disability incurred in, or aggravated during, his or her military service, the employer must make reasonable efforts to accommodate the disability and return the veteran to the position in which he or she would have been employed if the veteran had not performed military service. If the veteran is not qualified for that position due to the disability, USERRA requires the employer to make reasonable efforts to help qualify the veteran for a job of equivalent seniority, status, and pay.