Veterans Employment Rights
Very few states have as close a relationship to the military as Georgia does. In a struggling economy, where every job is precious, veterans have a great many rights that they may not be aware of under federal employment law. There are enough of these rights that returning veterans and reservists may think about consulting with an employment law attorney before setting off on a job search.
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act (called USERRA and passed in 1994) gives veterans certain job rights that are not enjoyed by non- veterans. Among those are protections for disabled veterans, federal employees, vets seeking to go back to their old jobs, and rights into the continuation of military health care.
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