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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) entitles employees to paid short-term military leave...
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ruled in a case involving Federal Express Corp that workers who take military leave must be paid for that time if their employers offer other forms of short-term paid leave.
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How courts may make paid military leave as common as paid sick leave USERRA cases could one day wind up being heard by the Supreme Court. (Patrick Semansky/AP) A legal battle is unfolding over paid military leave in courtrooms across the country, as a new wave of class-action lawsuits and court rulings raises a question: are National Guard and Reserve troops entitled to paid short-term military leave under federal law? Reserve component troops are suing their employers across the country, arguing that the courts should interpret the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Ac...