Military Leave

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January 17, 2006

Update USERRA: Understanding DOL's New Military Leave Regulations

Agenda Summary: This HR audioconference discussed the meaning of the term "employer," what types of services are protected under USERRA, employees' obligation to provide notice of need for military leave, how employers are expected to apply USERRA's "escalator principle" following veterans' return from military duty, the meaning of "prompt reemployment," what employers must do to accommodate injured veterans' return to the workplace, exceptions to the limit on uniformed service that allow an individual working for a single employer to serve more than five years and retain reemployment rights, administering health-care and pension plan benefits, the scheme for proving discrimination under USERRA, "undue hardship" and other statutory defenses available to employers, and what employers should do to ensure full compliance with the law and regulations. The featured speaker was management attorney Matthew Gilligan, associate, Labor and Employment Group, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta.

CD or tape still available for price of conference ($149.00, BNA subscribers; $224.00, nonsubscribers).

November 9, 2004

When Your Employees Receive Marching Orders: What You Should Know About Military Leave Law

Agenda Summary: This HR audioconference covered such key points as: why you cannot eliminate, outsource, or fill permanently the job of a veteran on military leave; how the length of military service affects reinstatement rights; reviewing USERRA's anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation provisions; what you must do to accommodate a worker with a service-connected disability; employees' own duties to give you notice; insights that will help you minimize your exposure to a lawsuit; and an update on the Labor Department's proposed regulations, which, for the first time ever, aim to interpret USERRA in plain English. The featured speaker was attorney/expert John J. Michels Jr., partner, Labor and Employment, McGuireWoods LLP, Chicago, and U.S. Air Force (ret.).

CD or tape still available for price of conference ($149.00, BNA subscribers; $224.00, nonsubscribers).

January 15, 2004

When Your Employees Are Called to Arms: What the HR Professional Must Know About Military Leave Law Compliance

Agenda Summary: Learn How much notice you can expect before a worker deploys; understand what obligations you have to accommodate service-connected disabilities ; find out w ho is covered by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act ; and more. The featured speakers were attorney Thomas Schendt, partner, Alston & Bird LLP, Washington, D.C., and Matthew Gilligan, associate, Labor and Employment Group, Alston & Bird, Atlanta, Ga.

CD or tape still available for price of conference ($149.00, BNA subscribers; $224.00, nonsubscribers).