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The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA, Pub. L. 103–353, codified as amended at 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301–4335) was passed by U.S. Congress and signed into law by U.S. President Bill Clinton on October 13, 1994 to protect the civilian employment of active and reserve military personnel in the United States called to active duty.
The Compensation Service provides tax-free monetary benefits to veterans with disabilities resulting from or aggravated by military service. Veterans can apply for disability compensation online, by mail, or in person at a VA regional office. VBA evaluates claims based on the severity of the disability and its impact on the veteran's ability to ...
A federal law has forced nearly 122,000 disabled veterans to return lump-sum incentives they received to leave the military, according to new data obtained by NBC News.
Title 38 is the principal set of rules and regulations issued by federal agencies of the United States regarding pensions, bonuses, and veterans' relief. It is available in digital and printed form, and can be referenced online using the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR).
The Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (GEFTA) is a United States federal law which requires retroactive pay and leave accrual for federal employees affected by the furlough as a result of the 2018–19 federal government shutdown and any future lapses in appropriations. [1]
The VA said it is legally bound to recover separation payouts from veterans before those eligible can begin receiving disability compensation, due to a little-known federal law that prohibits them ...
Under , civilian federal employees who are reservists are allowed “15 days” of annual paid leave for reserve or National Guard training. [2] Prior to 2000, the Justice Department, as had other federal agencies, included days employees were not scheduled to work but would be at reserve training when calculating how much leave an employee used.
However, under current law, when military members leave their service, they are not eligible to receive certain veterans benefits until they receive their official separation documents, which can ...