Service With a Smile
Respecting the rights of employees serving in the uniformed services is more than a patriotic duty: It's a legal obligation.
By Steven C. Bahls •
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When your newly hired sales manager told you he was in the ArmyReserve, you figured it meant giving him a little time off now andthen. But the war on terrorism changed all that, and now youremployee's unit has been deployed far away for who knows howlong. What are your obligations?
Time to find out. "Most employers think of military leaveas one weekend a month and two weeks over the summer," saysJason Branciforte, an attorney with Littler Mendelson inWashington, DC, who specializes in military leave issues."They don't realize it might be years." After all,the last time U.S. reservists were called up was during the GulfWar, when many of today's small businesses didn't evenexist.
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