Military Leave in California: What You Need to Know About USERRA
Employer Resource Institute Audio Conference
Originally presented on June 7, 2007
It's been thirteen years since the federal Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) was enacted—and its requirements continue to confuse and trouble employers.
USERRA's rules governing military leave affect employers in every state—including California. USERRA sets out employment reinstatement and benefits rights for military service members, and it applies to all employers, regardless of size, including state and local government employers.
It's critical to be up-to-date on your duties under the military leave laws because employees who feel their USERRA rights have been violated can go directly to court without first filing an administrative action. If you make a mistake, you could find yourself paying huge sums, including back pay, attorneys' fees and even double damages!
Right now, tens of thousands of U.S. employees are shipping out and returning each month from conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other war zones. You can't afford to make a mistake—and you don't have the luxury of time to get yourself up to speed.
To get up to date on what you need to know now, join us on June 7 for a 90-minute audio conference. It's the fastest, easiest way to get up to date on this important topic.
YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES WILL LEARN:
- What the regulations say and what they mean to you
- Who's protected by USERRA and what it requires of California employers
- Your obligations under the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004
- What the "escalator principle" is and how it affects returning service members
- USERRA's special rules about seniority-based rights and benefits
- How returning service members are protected against termination, discrimination, and retaliation
- The costly penalties for USERRA violations—and how to avoid them
- Plus much, much more!
ABOUT YOUR SPEAKER:
George S. Howard, Esq. is a partner in the San Diego office of law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP. He practices employment and labor law on behalf of employers and has extensive litigation and trial experience. Howard has been recognized as an outstanding employment/labor lawyer in every edition of The Best Lawyers in America dating back to 1993. He is the immediate past chair of the Employers Group Legal Committee, a network of 16 leading employment lawyers in California who file briefs supporting employers in major court appeals. He earned his law degree from the University of Virginia.
Approved for Recertification Credit
This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hour toward PHR
and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute
(HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please
visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.
How Do Audio Conferences Work?
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participate from your office using a regular telephone. You have no travel costs
and no out-of-office time.
Plus, for one low price you can get as many people in your office to
participate as you can fit around a speakerphone.
Because the conference is live, you can ask the speakers questions'either on
the phone or via e-mail.
With your registration, you also receive conference materials with additional
practical information from California Employer Advisor sent to you via e-mail
shortly before the conference.
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