When service member returns from active duty, reinstate to job that’s truly comparable to old one

Under USERRA, employees called up to serve our country are entitled to prompt reinstatement. Your obligation is triggered when the returning service member tells you he is ready to return. It’s not enough to place the re­­turn­­ing worker in an entry-level position: Returning service members are entitled to reinstatement to the same position or one similar to the job they previously held.