Bloomberg BNA Publishes 2012 Cumulative Supplement to “The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act”

Bloomberg BNA today announces the publication of the 2012 Cumulative Supplement to The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, a resource that analyzes all the complexities of USERRA requirements.

USERRA is one of the broadest statutes that exists with regard to granting employees leave from employment; in fact, it covers every employer in the United States. With the number of Americans in military service remaining high and large numbers of troops returning from duty, correct implementation of USERRA is critical in today's workplace. However, given USERRA's relative infancy, courts have not provided substantial guidance with respect to its application and interpretation, which makes information contained in The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act extremely important to lawyers dealing with military leave issues.

This treatise provides a comprehensive analysis of USERRA's breadth and the myriad complicated issues involved with its application and enforcement. The authors include both practitioners who represent employers and those who represent employees, providing a balanced view of USERRA and its rights and obligations. The treatise provides a history of USERRA and its predecessors and analyzes all critical topics including:

• Coverage of employers and employees under USERRA
• Leave entitlements and the requirements placed on both employers and employees regarding leave requests
• Issues of leave scheduling and notice requirements
• Pay and benefits when an employee is taking a leave of absence under USERRA
• Healthcare and non-healthcare benefits that a returning employee is entitled to receive
• Discrimination and retaliation rights
• Remedies and enforcement mechanisms
• USERRA's relationship with other statutes, both on the federal level and those enacted by various states

The 2012 Cumulative Supplement offers:

• An update on all significant USERRA decisions and statutory amendments through 2011
• An updated analysis of the "cat's paw" theory of liability, following the United States Supreme Court's recent decision in Staub v. Proctor Hospital
• A discussion of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, which added language to USERRA that is intended to permit a claim for a hostile work environment