CLE: USERRA Overview and Recent Developments

Do you know what the “escalator” principle is for a servicemember returning from a lengthy deployment? What do employers need to know about reemploying a servicemember with a disability? To learn more about these and other issues, you’ll want to attend the CLE I’m presenting on November 7, 2013.

As a volunteer ombudsman for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) and the Chair of the Military & Veterans Affairs Section of the Minnesota State Bar, I’ll be providing a detailed overview of the rights and obligations of both employers and their servicemember employees under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and recent developments in how the Act and its regulations are interpreted and applied.

As an office of the Department of Defense, ESGR promotes cooperation and understanding between reserve component servicemembers and their civilian employers, helping resolve conflicts arising from an employee’s military commitment. As an ESGR ombudsman, I frequently mediate disputes between servicemembers and their civilian employers, and lecture employers and servicemembers regarding their rights and obligations under USERRA.

CLE Details

Title: USERRA Overview and Recent Developments: Federal Reemployment Rights of Servicemembers
Date: Thursday, November 07, 2013
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Location: Minnesota State Bar Association
Sponsor: Military & Veterans Affairs Section and the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
Credit: 1.0 Standard CLE credit applied for
Deadline to register: November 5, 2013

For more information or to register, visit the MSBA website.

Mathew M. Meyer, Esq., Cornell Law ’95, is a business law, regulation, and commercial litigation attorney in the Twin Cities area. A Marine Veteran, Mr. Meyer is a long-time volunteer and mediator with the Department of Defense ESGR program.  He is the Minnesota ESGR Ombudsman Director and Military Liaison to local Marine and Navy Reserve units, and frequently advises servicemembers and employers regarding USERRA legal issues. All opinions, comments, and analysis are his alone and do not reflect those of the Department of Defense ESGR program, or any other organization.

The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.