20 CFR § 1002.20 - Does USERRA protect an individual who does not actually perform service in the uniformed services?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s1002.20"
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title: "20 CFR § 1002.20 - Does USERRA protect an individual who does not actually perform service in the uniformed services?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "1002.20"
section_name: "Does USERRA protect an individual who does not actually perform service in the uniformed services?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "1002"
part_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT OF 1994"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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)."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 75292, Dec. 19, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1002"
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# 1002.20 Does USERRA protect an individual who does not actually perform service in the uniformed services?

Yes. Employers are prohibited from taking actions against an individual for any of the activities protected by the Act, whether or not he or she has performed service in the uniformed services.