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November 5, 2008    DOL Home > elaws Advisors > FirstStep Poster Advisor
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You have requested information regarding the following Poster(s):

The poster is required under the following law(s):

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) protects service members' reemployment rights when returning from a period of service in the uniformed services, including those called up from the reserves or National Guard, and prohibits employer discrimination based on military service or obligation.

The Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) enforces USERRA.

Poster Requirements

Employers are required to provide to persons covered by USERRA, a notice of the rights, benefits and obligations of the employees and workers under USERRA.  Employers may provide the notice of “Your Rights Under USERRA” by posting it where employer notices are customarily placed, by mailing it, or by distributing it via electronic mail. There is no size requirement for the poster version of the notice.

DOL Contacts

Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS)
E-mail: contact-vets@dol.gov
Tel: 1-866-4-USA-DOL (1-866-487-2365 ) or 202-693-4770; TTY: 1-877-889-5627


For questions on other DOL laws, please call DOL's Toll-Free Help Line at 1-866-4-USA-DOL. Live assistance is available in English and Spanish, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Additional service is available in more than 140 languages through a translation service.

 



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