Military Leave - USSERA  (See Policy #1001)

UNMC complies with the Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) and Neb. Rev. Stat. §55-l60 et seq. concerning the treatment of University employees with military obligations.

In general USSERA requires employers to grant leave to employees serving in the United States armed forces and the various reserve units; protects applicants and employees against discrimination on the basis of military service in the areas of hiring, job retention and advancement; provides certain rights to re-employment upon return from leave; and extends health care and retirement plan coverage during military leave.