| Description |
1 online resource (ii, 36 p.) : col. ill. |
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Title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed Oct. 25, 2010). |
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"October 2010." |
| Summary |
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) protects the employment and reemployment rights of individuals who leave their employment to perform uniformed service. Concerned with the timeliness of USERRA complaint processing and data reliability of agency reports, Congress imposed timeliness requirements for the Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Office of Special Counsel (OSC) under the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008 (VBIA 2008) and required agencies to submit quarterly reports to Congress on the extent of their compliance with the requirements. As required by VBIA, this report assesses whether the agencies (1) met VBIA timeliness requirements for USERRA complaint processing, and (2) submitted reliable and timely quarterly reports. GAO analyzed data in each agency's USERRA database, and the extent to which those data were consistent with the quarterly reports. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Background -- DOL, DOJ, and OSC were generally timely in meeting VBIA deadlines, but issues remain regarding notification of rights by DOL -- DOL's and DOJ's quarterly reports have timeliness and data quality issues; the three agencies lack uniform criteria in reporting cases -- Conclusions. |
| Note |
"GAO-11-55." |
| Subject |
United States. Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994.
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United States. Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008.
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United States. Department of Labor -- Rules and practice.
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United States. Department of Justice -- Rules and practice.
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United States. Office of Special Counsel -- Rules and practice.
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Veterans -- Employment.
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Employees -- Reinstatement.
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| Added Title |
Agencies are generally timely in processing redress complaints, but improvements needed in maintaining data and reporting |
| Running Title |
USERRA complaint processing and reporting |
| Gpo Item No. |
0546-D (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
GA 1.13:GAO-11-55 |
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