20 CFR 1002.87 - Is the employee required to get permission from his or her employer before leaving to perform service in the uniformed services?

Regulations last checked for updates: May 01, 2025

Title 20 - Employees' Benefits last revised: Mar 17, 2025

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§ 1002.87 - Is the employee required to get permission from his or her employer before leaving to perform service in the uniformed services?

No. The employee is not required to ask for or get his or her employer's permission to leave to perform service in the uniformed services. The employee is only required to give the employer notice of pending service.

authority: Section 4331(a) of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), 38 U.S.C. 4331(a) (Pub. L. 103-353, 108 Stat. 3150)

source: 70 FR 75292, Dec. 19, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 20 CFR 1002.87