{"id":7205,"date":"2025-07-03T12:14:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T16:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/?p=7205"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:48:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:48:12","slug":"uniform-protections-civil-consequences-litigating-employer-duties-to-servicemembers-under-userra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/uniform-protections-civil-consequences-litigating-employer-duties-to-servicemembers-under-userra\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Intelligencer: Uniform Protections, Civil Consequences: Litigating Employer Duties to Servicemembers Under USERRA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-4\">\n<div class=\"text-lg\">\n<p>In the July 3, 2025 edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/thelegalintelligencer\/\">The Legal Intelligencer<\/a>, Edward Kang writes, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/thelegalintelligencer\/2025\/07\/03\/uniform-protections-civil-consequences-litigating-employer-duties-to-servicemembers-under-userra\/\">Uniform Protections, Civil Consequences: Litigating Employer Duties to Servicemembers Under USERRA.<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is common to see businesses marking Veterans Day with social media posts thanking service members for their service and sacrifices. It is notably less common for the same businesses to understand or honor their legal obligations to employees who are current or former members of the military. Too often, businesses discriminate against their employees who spend time serving in the uniformed services, such as the National Guard. While it is understandable that the employees\u2019 time away from work could cause disruption at work (e.g., an employee spending six months on overseas service), the businesses need to understand that these employees provide vital functions for the public.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/uniform-protections-civil-consequences-litigating-employer-duties-to-servicemembers-under-userra\/#more-7205\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the July 3, 2025 edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Edward Kang writes, &#8220;Uniform Protections, Civil Consequences: Litigating Employer Duties to Servicemembers Under USERRA.&#8221; It is common to see businesses marking Veterans Day with social media posts thanking service members for their service and sacrifices. 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