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Servicemembers’ Rights

Several of the statutes under the Division’s jurisdiction ap-
ply specifically to the rights of members of the military or
veterans. The Division has the authority to protect the civil-
ian employment rights
of servicemembers and
veterans under the Uni-
formed Services Employ-
ment and Reemployment
Rights Act of 1994.
Known as USERRA, the
law prohibits discrimina-
tion and retaliation based
on military service and
requires, among other
things, that employers put
individuals back to work
in their civilian jobs following military service under speci-
fied conditions. For more information about enforcement of
employment rights, visit www.justice.gov/crt/emp or www.
justice.gov/crt/military.

The Division also enforces the Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act, which protects military personnel from judicial and ad-
ministrative proceedings, and provides additional protections

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