2 USC 1316 - Rights and protections relating to veterans’ employment and reemployment

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 1316.

Rights and protections relating to veterans’ employment and reemployment

(a)

Employment and reemployment rights of members of uniformed services

(1)

In general

It shall be unlawful for an employing office to—

(A)

discriminate, within the meaning of subsections (a) and (b) of section 4311 of title 38, against an eligible employee;

(B)

deny to an eligible employee reemployment rights within the meaning of sections 4312 and 4313 of title 38; or

(C)

deny to an eligible employee benefits within the meaning of sections 4316, 4317, and 4318 of title 38.

(2)

Definitions

For purposes of this section—

(A)

the term “eligible employee” means a covered employee performing service in the uniformed services, within the meaning of section 4303(13) of title 38, whose service has not been terminated upon occurrence of any of the events enumerated in section 4304 of title 38,

(B)

the term “covered employee” includes employees of the Government Accountability Office, and

(C)

the term “employing office” includes the Government Accountability Office.

(b)

Remedy

(c)

Regulations to implement section

(1)

In general

(2)

Agency regulations

(d)

Effective date

(1)

In general

(2)

Government Accountability Office and Library of Congress

(Pub. L. 104–1, title II, § 206, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 12; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814; Pub. L. 111–275, title VII, § 703(b), Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2888; Pub. L. 115–141, div. I, title I, § 153(a)(2)(C), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 785.)

cite as: 2 USC 1316