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Is There A New Requirement To Pay Employees on Military Leave? | JD Supra

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By Rebecca Barrett
| JD Supra
A few recent cases may have savvy employers rethinking their military leave policies and choosing to pay employees on short-term military leave to the same extent they voluntarily pay employees benefits for other leaves of absence, such as jury duty, bereavement, and sick leave. The Uniformed Services Employee and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) mandates that public employers pay for employees’ short-term military leave, but is silent as to the issue of pay by private employers.
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Is There A New Requirement To Pay Employees on Military Leave?

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By Rebecca Barrett
| LexBlog
A few recent cases may have savvy employers rethinking their military leave policies and choosing to pay employees on short-term military leave to the same extent they voluntarily pay employees benefits for other leaves of absence, such as jury duty, bereavement, and sick leave. The Uniformed Services Employee and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) mandates that public employers pay for employees’ short-term military leave, but is silent as to the issue of pay by private employers.
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It’s Official: Discrimination on Basis of Sexual Orientation/Transgender Status is Prohibited | JD Supra

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By Rebecca Barrett
| JD Supra
Employers should take note that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender status now clearly violates federal law. In a landmark decision issued on June 15th, in Bostock v. Clayton County, the Supreme Court held (6-3) that an employer who fires an individual for being gay or transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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