The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERR) protects people who serve
or have served in the armed forces, Reserves, National Guard, or other uniformed services. The act
ensures these individuals are not disadvantaged in their civilian careers because of their service. It also
requires they be reemployed in their civilian jobs upon return to service and prohibits discrimination
based on past, present, or future military service.
• The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a federal agency charged with the development
and enforcement of laws relating to multiculturalism and diversity in the workplace.
• The EEOC covers discrimination based on several areas. Companies cannot discriminate based on age;
EEOC law covers people who are forty years or older.
• Employers cannot discriminate against people with disabilities and must provide reasonable
accommodations, such as the addition of a wheelchair ramp to accommodate those with disabilities.