Employer Resource Guide

Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) publishes a 26-page Employer Resource Guide.

This can be helpful for employers who want to understand their rights and duties when an employee is called into uniformed service, and for employees concerned about keeping their job after the return from deployment.

The more people know, the more problems we can avoid. Download the free Employer Resource Guide and solve problems before they start!

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More information: http://www.esgr.org

Avoiding or Resolving Employment Issues Through ESGR

Adapted from Employer Support of Guard and Reserve:

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Each employer has a role in maintaining a strong national defense. Today, the National Guard and Reserve are an integral part of our defense forces. More than half of the men and women serving in our armed forces are members of the National Guard and Reserve.

Employer Support of Guard and Reserve: provides a variety of resources for employers and Service members to further understanding and compliance to the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act (USERRA), including Ombudsman services, and employer outreach, through a network of DoD volunteers available throughout the country.

Proactive employer programs include outreach directed towards known employers of the Guard and Reserve, as identified by the Civilian Employment Information (CEI) initiative through the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness. To that end, ESGR conducts the Statement of Support Program.

ESGR also conducts an award program designed to recognize employers for employment policies and practices that are supportive of their employees' participation in the National Guard and Reserve. All employer recognition and awards originate from nominations by individual Reserve component members (see Online Forms section).

The primary means of assistance in preventing, resolving, or reducing employer and/or employee problems and misunderstandings that result from National Guard or Reserve membership is done through a nationwide Ombudsman Program. The Ombudsman Services Program provides information, informal mediation, and referral service to resolve employer conflicts. ESGR is not an enforcement agency and does not offer legal counsel or advice. ESGR also does not have statutory authority to participate in any formal litigation process.

ESGR also provides a toolkit of resources for employers and Service members pertaining to sample military leave policies and USERRA training.

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ESGR can be very helpful in avoiding or resolving problems involving servicemembers and civilian employers. Learn more: http://esgr.org/resources.asp

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

Are you an employer who wants a little help figuring out how to support your staff who are in the Guard or Reserve?

Or are you, perhaps, a member of the Guard or Reserve whose service might cause problems with your job?

Either way, check out Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). It's an agency of the Department of Defense Ombudsman Services Program that hosts a lot of resources for free.

ESGR-provided information might head off problems before they arise. And ESGR helps informally mediate disputes arising under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) between employers and their Guard and Reserve employees.

• The USERRA Complaint Request Form is for Guard & Reserve members who are experiencing civilian employment problems related to military service. It can also be used to request information and ask questions related to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA): Learn More Here
• Request for Ombudsman support by calling 1-800-336-4590
• Employers can sign the Statement of Support and receive recognition
• See many more ESGR resources: http://www.esgr.org/

Many problems can be avoided by just talking it over in advance. And employers who do the right thing should get the proper recognition. Try ESGR!

Jobs - Protection and Opportunities: USERRA and ETC.

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) prohibits discrimination against persons because of their service in the Armed Forces Reserve, the National Guard, or other uniformed services.

USERRA prohibits an employer from denying any benefit of employment on the basis of an individual’s membership, application for membership, performance of service, application for service, or obligation for service in the uniformed services. USERRA also protects the right of veterans, reservists, National Guard members, and certain other members of the uniformed services to reclaim their civilian employment after being absent due to military service or training.

• USERRA Advisor: http://www.dol.gov/elaws/userra.htm at the Department of Labor
• Text of USERRA Chapter 43 USC : http://www.dol.gov/vets/usc/vpl/usc38.htm (also available at http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode38/usc_sup_01_38_10_III_20_43.html )
• USERRA Links http://esgr.org/userrathelaw.asp hosted by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserves: http://www.esgr.org/
• USERRA 101 online course: http://www.nvti.cudenver.edu/userra101
  
• Office Of Special Counsel on USERRA: http://www.osc.gov/userra.htm
• USERRA overview at military.com: http://www.military.com/benefits/legal-matters/userra/overview
  

See Also:
Veterans' Employment & Training Service (VETS):
http://www.dol.gov/vets/welcome.html