20 CFR § 1002.99 - Is there a limit on the total amount of service in the uniformed services that an employee may perform and still retain reemployment rights with the employer?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s1002.99"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 1002.99 - Is there a limit on the total amount of service in the uniformed services that an employee may perform and still retain reemployment rights with the employer?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "1002.99"
section_name: "Is there a limit on the total amount of service in the uniformed services that an employee may perform and still retain reemployment rights with the employer?"
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
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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# 1002.99 Is there a limit on the total amount of service in the uniformed services that an employee may perform and still retain reemployment rights with the employer?

Yes. In general, the employee may perform service in the uniformed services for a cumulative period of up to five (5) years and retain reemployment rights with the employer. The exceptions to this rule are described below.