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- NEW FEATURE: Military Employers Partnership Featured Article for July 2022
- Need help understanding the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)?
- What are the benefits of hiring Guard and Reserve as employees?
- What are some best practices to retain your Guard, Military Reserve, and Veteran employees?
- Can an employer get help with guard and reserve employees multiple deployments?
Military Employer's Resource Library
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- Employers Resource Guide
- Military Employers Requests Fact Sheet
- Recruiting Military Veterans (SHRM)
- Recruiting Military Veterans: Private Public Partnership, U.S. Army
- Recruiting Military Veterans: Soldier for Life Program, U.S. Army
- Military Leave of Absence Policies
- Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service
- Tax Incentives for Hiring Veterans
- Military Employer Small Business Administration Loans
- Military Employment Law Insights (Military Employer Outreach)
- HIREVets Medallion Program ( Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS), Dept. of Labor )
COVID-19 and the Military Employer
Click the button below for the COVID-19 section as it concerns your military family and your business.
- Secretary of Defense mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for service members
- What the Military Employer needs to know about their Military Employees and COVID-19
- State Active Duty New USERRA Coverage
Military Employer Activities
Click the button below for the section describing a few of the activities sponsored by your guard and reservist employees:
- Bosslifts (Photo and Video Gallery links)
- Briefings with the Boss
- Navy Employer Recognition Event (NERE), U.S. Navy Reserve and ESGR
Who's Hiring our Military Employees ?
Click the button below to see who's helping find guard and reserve members, and their families, jobs with Military Employers. This section contains free resources for the Military Employer and the Military Employee:
- Find a Job With a California Based Secretary of Defense Freedom Award Winner
- Find a Job With a California Based Secretary of Defense Freedom Award Winner (continued)
- California Military Employer's Partnership Employment, Health, and Wellness Resources
- REBOOT Workshop
- California Employment Development Department
- Hiring or rehiring a Veteran with a service-connected disability
- CareerOneStop your source for career exploration, training & jobs
- Find expert resume tips, key skills, and military to civilian resume examples
Department of Defense ESGR Statement of Support
Click the button below to learn more about the Department of Defense ESGR "Statement of Support" program and register to sign a Statement of Support for our guard, reserve, and veterans.
PODCAST: The Power of Partnerships
Nothing gets done in a vacuum. In this podcast from Arizona Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (a Dept. of Defense program), retired Army Gen. Jim Combs and National Guard veteran Patrick Kuykendall discuss how collaboration between organizations benefits employers, ESGR and our Citizen Soldiers.
Got Questions? We Will Help You Find the Answers.
NEW FEATURE: Military Employers Partnership Featured Article for July 2022
Understanding the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) for the employer.
Understanding the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) for the employer.
"As Troops Face Mounting Demands to Serve in Crises, Civilian Employers Are Firing Them"
by Michael de Yoanna, The War Horse
July 7, 2022
Click HERE to read the article.
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Understanding the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) for the employer.
Understanding the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) for the employer.
Understanding the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) for the employer.
Employers are required to provide to persons entitled to the rights and benefits under USERRA, a notice of the rights, benefits and obligations of such persons and such employers under USERRA. Employers may provide the notice, "Your Rights Under USERRA," by posting it where employee notices are customarily placed. However, employers are free to provide the notice to employees in other ways that will minimize costs while ensuring that the full text of the notice is provided (e.g., by handing or mailing out the notice, or distributing the notice via electronic mail).
Have questions? A certified Department Of Labor ombudsman will discuss the USERRA labor law with you and help you get answers. Legal advice is not offered from this conversation.
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What are the benefits of hiring members of the Guard and Military Reserve?
Understanding the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) for the employer.
Best Practices to Retain our Guard, Military Reserve, and Veteran employees.
The guard and military reserve comprise almost half of the U.S. military. We can illustrate the benefits having members of the guard and reserve bring to your organization.
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Best Practices to Retain our Guard, Military Reserve, and Veteran employees.
Can an Employer Get Help with Guard and Reserve Employee's Multiple Deployments?
Best Practices to Retain our Guard, Military Reserve, and Veteran employees.
Retaining your Guard, Reserve, and Veteran Employees in a challenging job market.
The non-profit, government organizations, and private industry our volunteers represent have developed and shared best practices that can help employers provide a supportive environment for their citizen warriors.
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Can an Employer Get Help with Guard and Reserve Employee's Multiple Deployments?
Can an Employer Get Help with Guard and Reserve Employee's Multiple Deployments?
Can an Employer Get Help with Guard and Reserve Employee's Multiple Deployments?
Does an employer have options when dealing with an employee's multiple deployments?
The Dept. of Defense Reserve Component Command recognizes the strain put on organizations when their military employee has to deploy. We will explore how to work with the resources available that can assist your organization with employee deployments.
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Employer's Library
Employer's Resource Guide
Employer Requests Fact Sheet
Employer Requests Fact Sheet
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense program celebrating 50 years serving employees and employers of the military guard and reserve, has created an Employer Resource Guide (click link to download) for our employer partners. Here's a list of the chapter names and their pages.
Why ESGR? (2)
USERRA (3-13)
ESGR Ombudsman Services (13)
Tips for Employers (14)
Above and Beyond the USERRA Requirements (15)
Family and Employer Programs and Policy and Other Resources (16)
Top 10 Reasons to Hire Guard and Reserve Member (17)
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Employer Requests Fact Sheet
Employer Requests Fact Sheet
Employer Requests Fact Sheet
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (a Dept. of Defense program) and the Department of Labor have put a two-page "Employer Requests Fact Sheet" (click link to download) fact sheet together for you, based on other Guard and Reserve employers inquiries. We think it will answer some questions and lead to others. We are here to get the answers.
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Recruiting Military Veterans
Employer Requests Fact Sheet
Recruiting Those Still Serving
The Recruitment, Hiring, Retention
& Engagement of Military Veterans publication by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Foundation (click to download).
Over the past decade there has been significant interest among employers in hiring military and veteran job
seekers. Simultaneously, the number of transitioning military and veteran job seekers has increased.
Veterans are highly educated and often have transferable certifications and licenses, as well as “soft skills” that employers value.
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Recruiting Those Still Serving
Military Leave of Absence Policies
Recruiting Those Still Serving
Private, Public Partnership Office, U.S. Army Reserve:
What We Do
• Build a nationwide network of corporate, profit/nonprofit and academic organizations that provides Army Reserve Soldiers, Veterans and Spouses and dependent employment and training opportunities that correlate with their military experience and allows them to apply their expertise in both their military and civilian careers.
• Establish mutually beneficial relationships and opportunities that enhance Soldier readiness and bring additional capabilities to the U.S. Army Reserve and the Nation.
How We Support You
• Employment-related resources
• Technical Training capabilities
• Leadership Development
• Educational opportunities
• Extensive network of employment and training partners
• Translate MOS skillsets into civilian career fields and more
Download the Private Public Partnership (P3) brochure by clicking here.
Private Public Partnership California Contacts:
Brenda Bardaels
(e) brenda.l.bardaels.ctr@army.mil
Mathew Lancaster
Recruiting Those Still Serving
Military Leave of Absence Policies
Military Leave of Absence Policies
Soldier for Life Program, U.S. Army:
How do I access the 130K Soldiers that transition every year?
Who We Are.
The U.S. Army Soldier For Life program engages and connects Army, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations in order to influence policies, programs, and services that support Soldiers, Veterans, and Families and reinforce the Soldier for Life mindset throughout the Soldier Life Cycle.
What We Do For Employment.
The U.S. Army Soldier For Life program connects employers with the proper agencies within the Army and federal government to facilitate military installation access, participation in Veteran and military spouse focused hiring events, and access to talent pools within the Regular Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard, and Veteran populations.
How We Do It.
• Educate employers and private organizations on the Soldier For Life program through online materials, website, podcasts, and telephone or in-person no-cost consulting.
• Connect private organizations with Army and federal government agencies and resources to meet Veteran hiring goals.
• Translate military employment data and transition policy into civilian information.
• Synchronize the unity of efforts between the Army, government, and community to provide opportunities to our Army (Service Members, Veterans and Families).
Download the Soldier for Life program brochure by clicking here.
Soldier for Life Program California Contact:
MSG Melody Pavur, U.S. Army Soldier for Life Program, Regional Deputy Director (West)
(e) melody.g.pavur.mil@army.mil
MAJ Raymond Willson, U.S. Army Soldier for Life Program, Regional Director
Military Leave of Absence Policies
Military Leave of Absence Policies
Military Leave of Absence Policies
Military Leave of Absence Guide and Sample
We understand this is a difficult area for many organizations Human Resources and Legal departments.
In 2009, the Federal government established under section 5538, Federal agencies must provide a payment—hereafter referred to as a “reservist differential”—equal to the amount by which an employee’s projected civilian “basic pay” for a covered pay period exceeds the employee’s actual military “pay and allowances” allocable to that pay period. . For a complete summary of the law, please click here.
The link above titled "Military Leave of Absence Guide and Sample," provides a document with guidelines for creating or updating your Military Leave policy. It has information from the Veteran's Administration and a sample policy from a Fortune 100 corporation. Whether or not you can go above the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act requirements, this offers you to get you where you want to be. Of course, our volunteers can help you craft the military leave policy that works for you.
California Department of General Services' (DGS) policy is to comply with Government Code (GC) sections 19770 – 19786 and Federal statute. In some instances the Federal and State statutes provide different benefits. To comply with both Federal and State statutes, which ever statute provides the greatest benefit, shall prevail. Please see this link for more information. (Source Ca.gov)
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Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service
Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service
Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service
Commit to hiring qualified veterans. It's the smart choice.
A quick internet search shows articles from many recognized business leaders who endorse hiring veterans as a good business practice. Why?
Veterans bring the following attributes and characteristics to the workplace:
* Proven leadership and leadership readiness
* Mission-focused approach to work
* Experience working in diverse teams and organizations
* Adaptable and immediate contributors
* Strong work ethics
* Strong performance under pressure
* Creative problem-solving
* Self-starter
* Integrity
The Department of Labor is committed to keeping our veterans employed with your help. For more information, click here.
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The Bottom Line
Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service
Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service
We collect information about laws and government programs created to reimburse you for hiring and continuing the careers of local and national guard, military reserve, and veterans. This is summarized in our "Tax Incentives for hiring Veterans." and this also relates to Guard and Reserve members who are Veterans (determining Veteran Status). The links in this section will help you navigate and understand the reimbursements your organization is due for doing the right thing and supporting our national defense. This section is continually updates per changes in California and National law affecting employers of civilian warriors.
We are carefully following any congressional or other government activity that may benefit organizations that employ or support guard and reserve members, their families, and other veterans. Of note is the “Reserve Employers Comprehensive Relief and Uniform Incentives on Taxes Act of 2021” or as the “RECRUIT Act of 2021” was introduced in the House of Representatives in March of 2021. The link to this bill, H.R. 1854, is here.
Military Employer SBA Loans
Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service
Military Employer SBA Loans
If you have an essential employee who is a military reservist called to active duty, SBA provides loans to help eligible small businesses with operating expenses.
Eligibility
- The maximum Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster loan (MREIDL) loan amount is $2 million.
- The amount of each loan is limited to the actual economic injury as calculated by SBA, business interruption insurance and whether the business and/or its owners have sufficient funds to operate.
- If your business is a major source of employment, SBA has authority to waive the $2 million statutory limit.
- Businesses with the financial capacity to fund their own recovery are not eligible for MREIDL assistance. Federal law requires SBA to first determine whether the credit necessary to accomplish full recovery is available from non-government sources without creating an undue financial hardship.
- The filing period begins on the date the essential employee receives a notice of expected call-up and ends one year after the essential employee is discharged or released from active duty.
Use of proceeds
You can use proceeds for ordinary and necessary operating expenses
You may not use proceeds:
- To cover lost income or lost profits
- In lieu of regular commercial debt, to refinance long-term debt or to expand the business
For more information about MREIDL click here.
Speakers Bureau
HIREVets Medallion Program
Military Employer SBA Loans
Let's discuss the importance of employment law, and why knowing and applying all legislation is key to workforce planning and employment.
We all prefer to have discussion is in person, but it can be done virtually as well. Contact us at caesgr@gmail.com to arrange a time and location with one of our experienced volunteers.
During this presentation we will discuss:
- Workforce Planning & Employment
- Uniformed Services Employment & Re-employment Rights Act (USERRA)
- USERRA Case Analysis & Costs for Discrimination
- Ombudsman Services
- Human Resources policies & procedures
- Developing the Diverse and Inclusive Workplace with Military Reservists, Guard Members, and Veterans.
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HIREVets Medallion Program
HIREVets Medallion Program
HIREVets Medallion Program
The HIRE Vets Medallion Award is the only federal-level veterans’ employment award that recognizes a company or organization’s commitment to veteran hiring, retention, and professional development.
AGENCY:
Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS), Labor.
ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY:
VETS published a proposed rule implementing the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing (HIRE) American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (HIRE Vets Act or Act). The HIRE Vets Act requires the Department of Labor (DOL or Department) to establish by rule a HIRE Vets Medallion Program (Medallion Program) and annually solicit and accept voluntary information from employers for consideration of employers to receive a HIRE Vets Medallion Award (the award). Under the Program, VETS will review applications and notify recipients of their awards, and announce their names at a time that coincides with Veterans Day. This final rule sets out the criteria for the different categories and levels of HIRE Vets Medallion Awards, the award application process, and the award fees. VETS invited written comments on the proposed rule, and any specific issues related to the proposal, from members of the public.
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COVID-19 and the Military Employer
Secretary of Defense mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for service members
What the Military Employer needs to know about their Military Employees and COVID-19
What the Military Employer needs to know about their Military Employees and COVID-19
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III issued a memorandum in August 2021 directing mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for service members, a Pentagon official said today. John F. Kirby, Pentagon press secretary, said only Food and Drug Administration-approved vaccines will be mandatory. Please review this LINK and discuss with your Military Employee.
What the Military Employer needs to know about their Military Employees and COVID-19
What the Military Employer needs to know about their Military Employees and COVID-19
What the Military Employer needs to know about their Military Employees and COVID-19
As changes due to coronavirus disease 2019 continue, reservists and members of the National Guard may wonder about impacts.
The questions and answers in the provided link (from Military One Source) address ways that sheltering-in-place orders, self-monitoring and other changes may affect your guard and reserve employee's training, duty, pay and benefits. Please engage with your military employee and assure they know of these resources.
EXAMPLE: We encourage you to discuss this with your military employee: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 extended the period for collecting deferred 2020 Social Security taxes. The collection will now span from Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2021. This spreads the repayment across 12 months of pay instead of four (Jan. 1-April 30, 2021), as previously ruled.
Please review the information at this LINK with your military employees.
State Active Duty New USERRA Coverage
What the Military Employer needs to know about their Military Employees and COVID-19
State Active Duty New USERRA Coverage
New Coverage for Certain State Active Duty under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights. On January 5, 2021, Section 4303 of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) was amended to extend employment and reemployment rights to members of the National Guard performing certain types of duty under state authority. Read the Department of Labor Summary Here.
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Military Employer Activities
Bosslifts
USNR Navy Employer Recognition Event (NERE)
Briefings with the Boss
Through your guard and reservist employees nomination, an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) (a Dept. of Defense program) Bosslift can be an unforgettable relationship building experience for the military employer and their employee. To see your Bosslift's photo album and participant video interviews click here.
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Briefings with the Boss
USNR Navy Employer Recognition Event (NERE)
Briefings with the Boss
Through your military guard and reserve employee nomination, an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)(a Dept. of Defense program) "Briefing with the Boss" brings together employers, unit commanders, ESGR volunteers, and community leaders to discuss issues related to service in the Guard and Reserve. This is often done in a breakfast or lunch seating, and the attending boss will often be presented with a Department of Defense award based on their guard and reservist's nomination.
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USNR Navy Employer Recognition Event (NERE)
USNR Navy Employer Recognition Event (NERE)
USNR Navy Employer Recognition Event (NERE)
Through your reservist nomination, the annual Navy Employer Recognition Event (NERE) recognizes civilian employers who provide outstanding support to Reserve Sailors in their organizations. It is an all-day event including tours of Navy ships, aircraft and facilities. The attending employer will often be presented with a Department of Defense award based on their guard and reservist's nomination. This event is sponsored by the U.S. Navy Reserve in coordination with ESGR, and is based in San Diego, California every other year. For the 2021 NERE Photo and Video album, click here.
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ESGR (a Dept. of Defense program) "Statement of Support"
About this non-binding show of support for your military guard and reserve.
The Statement of Support Program is the cornerstone of the Department of Defense program Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve’s effort to gain and maintain employer support for the Guard and Reserve. Supportive employers are critical to maintaining the strength and readiness of the Nation’s Guard and Reserve units.
Since its inception, hundreds of thousands of employers have signed Statements of Support, pledging their support to Guard and Reserve employees.
Employers signing a statement of support pledge that:
- We fully recognize, honor, and comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
- We will provide our managers and supervisors with the tools they need to effectively manage employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve.
- We appreciate the values, leadership, and unique skills Service members bring to the workforce and will encourage opportunities to hire Guardsmen, Reservists, and Veterans.
- We will continually recognize and support our country’s Service members and their families, in peace, in crises, and in war.
Clicking "Yes, I pledge my support to the National Guard and Reserve Members" takes you to the Statement of Support registration form on ESGR.MIL. Fill in the form and submit it, and an ESGR Volunteer will contact you about signing a personalized Statement of Support at your business location. The certificate is for you to display in your organizations offices!
The image on the right is an example of the "Statement of Support." Click the image to enlarge the view.
The ESGR Statement of Support activity map is a geographic view of Statement of Support signers. Click here to see other organizations who have pledged their support of the guard and reserve.
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