Supporting employers in the reserve operational forces era
Subtitle: are changes needed to reservists' employment rights legislation, policies, or programs?
By: Susan M. Gates, Geoffrey McGovern, Ivan Waggoner, John D. Winkler, Ashley Pierson, Lauren Andrews, Peter Buryk ; prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense
Contributors: McGovern, Geoffrey, author; Waggoner, Ivan, author; Winkler, John D. author; Pierson, Ashley, author; Andrews, Lauren, author; Buryk, Peter, author; Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9780833080912
Subjects: Leave of absence; Law and legislation; Armed Forces; Reserves; Legal status, laws; Veterans; Employment
Description: "Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a U.S. Department of Defense office (DoD), asked the RAND Corporation to study the implications that using the Reserve Components (RCs) as an operational force can have for employers in view of employment rights protections for RC members. Specifically, ESGR wanted to know whether changes are needed to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), 1994 legislation designed to prevent hiring discrimination and bolster job protection for members of the armed forces, including those of the RCs; ESGR support programs; or RC activation and deployment policies, given the increased mobilization of the National Guard and Reserve and the continuing need to balance the rights, duties, and obligations of employers, RC members, and RC members' families. The study involved the review and analysis of existing research and data related to USERRA and the effects on employers of employee absences more generally, an analysis of the 2011 DoD National Survey of Employers, focus groups with employers conducted in 2012, interviews with RC chiefs conducted in 2011, and a legal and legislative history review of USERRA. This report describes key findings from the analysis."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: "RR-152-OSD"--Page 4 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-94).

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