An Act To Assist Military Service Members with Access to the Federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1775
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: McCABE, TUTTLE, DEVIN, GATTINE, GILBERT, GRAHAM, JONES, KORNFIELD, LONGSTAFF, LUCHINI, NADEAU, PEOPLES, SAUCIER, SCHNECK, WERTS, ALFOND, BOYLE, CAIN, CRAVEN, DUTREMBLE, GERZOFSKY, GRATWICK, HILL, JACKSON, JOHNSON, LACHOWICZ, MAZUREK, MILLETT, PATRICK, VALENTINO, VITELLI, WOODBURY
Amends: 37-B MRSA §515

Legislative Document 
No. 1775 
H.P. 1273 
House of Representatives, February 13, 2014 
An Act To Assist Military Service Members with Access to the 
Federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights 
Act of 1994 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative McCABE of Skowhegan. 
Cosponsored by Senator TUTTLE of York and 
Representatives: DEVIN of Newcastle, GATTINE of Westbrook, GILBERT of Jay, 
GRAHAM of North Yarmouth, JONES of Freedom, KORNFIELD of Bangor, LONGSTAFF 
of Waterville, LUCHINI of Ellsworth, NADEAU of Winslow, PEOPLES of Westbrook, 
SAUCIER of Presque Isle, SCHNECK of Bangor, WERTS of Auburn, Senators: President 
ALFOND of Cumberland, BOYLE of Cumberland, CAIN of Penobscot, CRAVEN of 
Androscoggin, DUTREMBLE of York, GERZOFSKY of Cumberland, GRATWICK of 
Penobscot, HILL of York, JACKSON of Aroostook, JOHNSON of Lincoln, LACHOWICZ of 
Kennebec, MAZUREK of Knox, MILLETT of Cumberland, PATRICK of Oxford, 
VALENTINO of York, VITELLI of Sagadahoc, WOODBURY of Cumberland. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  37-B MRSA §515 is enacted to read: 
§515.  Notification regarding department’s federal Uniformed Services Employment 
and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 website 
The director shall notify military service members about the resources available on 
the department's federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
of 1994 website prior to their deployment and upon their return from deployment. 
Sec. 2.  Creation of website.  The Department of Defense, Veterans and 
Emergency Management, Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services shall create a website that 
provides information to military service members about the federal Uniformed Services 
Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, referred to in this Act as 
"USERRA."   The website must include, at a minimum, the following: 
1.  A list of the major protections provided by USERRA; 
2.  A link to the text of USERRA; 
3.  The requirements that a returning military service member must meet to be 
eligible for reemployment protection pursuant to USERRA; 
4.  Links to websites from which military service members can get assistance for 
potential employment discrimination claims; 
5.  Links to necessary forms and contact information for filing a complaint related to 
employment discrimination; 
6.  Information about any state laws that are based on USERRA; and 
7.  Answers to frequently asked questions about USERRA and the process for filing a 
complaint. 
SUMMARY 
This bill directs the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, 
Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services to establish a website that provides information to 
military service members about the federal Uniformed Services Employment and 
Reemployment Rights Act of 1994.  The bill also requires the Director of the Bureau of 
Maine Veterans' Services to inform military service members about the website prior to 
and upon return from their deployment.