The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs recently introduced legislation to strengthen the employment and reemployment rights of our returning servicemen and women. The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Enforcement Improvement Act imposes deadlines on federal agencies to assist veterans. It also implements the recommendations of the Government Accountability Office to reduce inefficiencies and improve the information collected by the government on these issues.
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