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Alert Memo USERRA Changes Effective March 10, 2005 As you may recall, in our Winter 2005 School Law
Newsletter, we highlighted several changes the Veterans Improvement Act of
2004 (VIA) made to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment
Rights Act (USERRA), essentially expanding the rights of employees on
leave for military duty. Initially, the VIA increased from 18 months to 24
months the maximum amount of time an employee on military leave may
continue to receive the same health insurance coverage he enjoyed as an
active employee. Additionally,
the VIA prohibits employers from charging employees on military leave for
fewer than 31 days more than the regular employee contribution in order to
maintain their health insurance. If, however, an employee is on leave for
31 days or more, the VIA permits an employer to charge the employee up to
102% of the full insurance premium, or 102% of the employee and employer
portions of the premium. Copyright © 2007 by Childs & Halligan, P.A. All rights reserved. You may reproduce materials available at this site for your own personal use and for non-commercial distribution. All copies must include this copyright statement.
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