20 CFR § 1002.290 - Does VETS have the authority to order compliance with USERRA?

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title: "20 CFR § 1002.290 - Does VETS have the authority to order compliance with USERRA?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "1002.290"
section_name: "Does VETS have the authority to order compliance with USERRA?"
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: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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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# 1002.290 Does VETS have the authority to order compliance with USERRA?

No. If VETS determines as a result of an investigation that the complaint is meritorious, VETS attempts to resolve the complaint by making reasonable efforts to ensure that any persons or entities named in the complaint comply with the Act.

If VETS' efforts do not resolve the complaint, VETS notifies the person who submitted the complaint of:

(a) The results of the investigation; and,

(b) The person's right to proceed under the enforcement of rights provisions in 38 U.S.C. 4323 (against a State or private employer), or 38 U.S.C. 4324 (against a Federal executive agency or the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)).