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Hello , I am Jim mangan asked state 

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chair for the Tennessee Committee for 

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employer support of the Garden Reserve 

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and a retired Air Force reservist . Our 

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committee has about 100 volunteers 

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throughout the state to help educate 

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employers and service members like you 

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on their respective rights and 

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responsibilities under the uniformed 

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services , Employment and Reemployment 

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Rights Act called you Sarah , which the 

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following presentation will describe in 

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detail . We have six E . S . G . R . 

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Area chairs throughout Tennessee . And 

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joining me today is our Knoxville area 

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chair , Teresa Beavers and army veteran 

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herself . Teresa , one major part of 

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our employer outreach effort is to 

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recognize employers for their strong 

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support of their employees who serve in 

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the Garden Reserve . We need your help 

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to recognize your employer by you 

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nominating them for the patriot and 

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other awards , which we will also 

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discuss in the use here a briefing you 

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are about to receive . It is also very 

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helpful for us to know the employers 

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you work for by completing the civilian 

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employment information when requested 

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by your unit . That way we know who the 

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major employers of Garden Reserve are 

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and can focus our outreach efforts such 

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as boss lifts to those employers . 

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Here's a picture of the Tennessee 

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employers we brought to the National 

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Training Center in 2018 . This is where 

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employers see firsthand the emissions 

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you perform . We are always interested 

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in coming to your unit in person or 

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virtually to give this annual briefing 

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and answer questions If your units 

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leadership is interested in this . 

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Please contact Amanda Mack Mahan at 

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(615) 603 8601 

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and she can also send you your unit E . 

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S . G . R . Wallet cards that 

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summarized the userra law . This wallet 

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card also contains the E . S . G . Our 

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toll free number . If you want to 

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inquire on the law or you have an issue 

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that you want . E . S . G . R . S . 

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Help to mediate The Garden Reserve make 

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up nearly 40% of the nation's military 

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capability and we thank you for being 

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part of our nation's defense and are 

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glad to support you and help educate 

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your employers and recognize their 

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support for your service . If you or 

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your spouse wants to become a volunteer 

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with us , please let us know 

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as a volunteer with the employers , a 

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part of the Garden Reserve . I'm here 

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today to share some basic information 

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with you about employment and 

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reemployment rights under the law in 

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connection with your military service . 

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This will be a quick overview but an E . 

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S . G . Are representative will be 

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available either in person or through 

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our toll free call center for any 

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specific or additional questions you 

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may have and you may have to share this 

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information at the end of the briefing . 

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Here are the items will cover today . 

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We will talk briefly about E . S . G . 

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R . And R . Mission , especially how it 

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relates to the uniformed services , 

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employment and Reemployment rights Act 

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or use era . Then we will talk about 

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your rights and responsibilities under 

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you Sarah as well as how you can work 

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with your employer with E . S . G . R . 

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S . Assistance to develop a more 

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positive work environment . Then we 

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will briefly discuss how ES GR can help 

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you and your employer resolve issues . 

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We'll wrap it up by telling you where 

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to go and who to contact with 

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additional questions . What is the S . 

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G . R . We are a Department of Defense 

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program that informs service members 

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and civilian employers about their 

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rights and responsibilities under use 

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era rewards employers for great 

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support and assist in resolving 

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conflicts related to military service . 

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We like to say we educate recognize and 

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mediate . So what is use era ? The 

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uniformed services , employment and 

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reemployment rights act was enacted in 

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1994 to protect the civilian employment 

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of active and reserve military 

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personnel in the United States who have 

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been called to federal active duty use 

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era is a federal law that applies to 

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federal deployment . It does not apply 

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in instances of state active duty . 

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However many states have similar state 

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laws which apply in that situation . 

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While E . S . G . R . Educates about 

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you Sarah , the law is actually 

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enforced by the department of Labor 

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By law . Here's what an employer must 

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provide you when you return from 

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military service . Your employer does 

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not have to pay you while you were on 

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duty but you should not be forced to 

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take vacation or sick leave . You 

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should be properly reinstated at your 

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job and continue to accumulate 

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seniority pension plans etcetera as if 

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you had never left . Your health 

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insurance benefits should be reinstated . 

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If your job requires it , you should 

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receive training and retraining in job 

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skills . You should not be 

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discriminated against because of your 

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military service . You have 

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responsibilities too . You have to do 

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the right thing by your employer and 

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give as much advance notice as possible 

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of impending periods of service . Re 

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recommend at least 30 days notice 

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before you go on orders if at all 

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possible . There is no mandatory format 

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for the notice . So in most cases email 

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is fine . Be understanding of your 

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employer . Don't go to work on friday 

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to say you're leaving monday for a nine 

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month deployment . While that might be 

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legal . It can lead to bad 

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relationships with your employer and 

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your employer has the right to contact 

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your chain of command to confirm period 

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time and duration of service . Your 

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responsibilities include serving under 

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honorable conditions , dishonorable bad 

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conduct and other than honorable 

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discharges , dismissal and dropped from 

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the rolls forfeit . Use era protection . 

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Finally , you must return to work in a 

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timely fashion and the next slide will 

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show you the return to work guidelines 

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to maintain reemployment rights under 

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you sarah . You must report back to 

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work or apply for re employment in 

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accordance with the following time 

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schedule . Though not required , you 

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should submit your application for re 

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employment in writing . This is not the 

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same as someone applying for the 

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position for the first time , but 

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rather applying for reinstatement . A 

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sample application is available on the 

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E S G . Our website at www dot 

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e s gr dot m I l . If you serve 

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1-30 days of service , you must report 

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back to work on the next scheduled 

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workday after safe return home and 

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eight hours of rest . This would be 

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typically your drill or annual training 

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periods From 31 days to 180 days of 

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service . You must submit an 

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application for re employment within 14 

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days after release from the period of 

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service . This gives you and your 

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employer time to coordinate your return 

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with pay periods etcetera . If one , if 

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you have 180 days or more of service , 

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you must submit that application for re 

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employment within 90 days after release 

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from the period of service . Again , 

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just because you can wait 90 days 

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doesn't mean you should wait the full 

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period to reapply . You are entitled to 

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use any portion of the time to apply up 

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to the maximum time allowed . But you 

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should coordinate your date of return 

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with your employer . Here 

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is some additional information about 

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use era . Please note while you Sarah . 

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Reemployment rights don't apply if the 

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cumulative absences for military duty 

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from the same employer exceed five 

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years , there are many periods of 

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service that are excluded such as your 

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drill , weekend's annual training , 

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involuntary active duty orders and even 

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some voluntary service for operational 

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missions where service members have 

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been involuntarily ordered to active 

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duty such as service in Iraq and 

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Afghanistan . Complex issues such as 

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exclusions from the five year limit 

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should be addressed with your employer 

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and es Gr ombudsman and your chain of 

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command . Your employer is not required 

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to allow you to make up periods of work 

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missed for military service and you are 

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not required to find your own 

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replacement while on military orders . 

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This is how ES GR can help educate your 

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employer , not just on the law but on 

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what you and your fellow reserve 

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service members do . We inform 

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employers at briefing similar to this 

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one at professional gatherings and if 

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you would like we could invite your 

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boss to observe and experience unit 

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training on one of our periodic boss 

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lifts or plan a one on one briefing 

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with the boss where we will explain how 

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important your work and their support 

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is to national security . We would like 

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to invite your employers to these 

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events . However we need to know who 

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you work for . So check with your 

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leadership to find out if they want to 

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provide that information . Do you have 

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an employer who is supporting you ? E . 

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S . G . R . Could help recognize those 

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employers who are doing the right thing , 

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nominate your boss for my boss is a 

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patriot . You can submit a nomination 

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online and your spouse's employer is 

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eligible as well if you like . E . S . 

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G . R . Can arrange to present the 

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award at your place of business if your 

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employer does more than just the 

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minimum , such as paying you the 

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difference between your salary and your 

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military pay or helping out when you 

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are deployed . You can nominate them 

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for other awards such as above and 

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beyond or freedom . Award details on 

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these awards are available at www dot E . 

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S gr dot M I L . Another way to 

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recognize supportive employers is by 

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completing a statement of support . The 

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S . O . S . Is signed by the Secretary 

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of Defense , the ES gr National 

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Chairperson , Chairman and your 

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employer and affirms your employer's 

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commitment to support the National 

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Guard and Reserve service members , 

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contact your local e S G R committee 

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through es gr dot M I l . To discuss 

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both the awards and the S . O . S . 

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Program . And what we can do to help 

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you , if you have a problem with your 

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employer that is related to your guard 

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or reserve service here are some 

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options To help you contact es gr call 

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the 800 number a trained experienced 

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tsg . Our national representative will 

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attempt to resolve the issue if he or 

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she can't answer your questions . The 

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representative will refer you to a 

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trained E . S . G R . Ombudsman who in 

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your area . Ombudsman's are informal 

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mediators , not advocates who helped 

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employers . If the ES gr ombudsman is 

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not available to successfully resolve 

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the issue , you can contact the 

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Department of Labor to have your issue 

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reviewed . Department of Labor may 

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require you contact ES GR before 

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contacting them . You may contact a 

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private attorney at any time , but you 

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must pay the cost for that personally . 

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you from obtaining help from E . S . G . 

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R . Later and keep your chain of 

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command informed . If you have a 

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service connected conflict with an 

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employer and what steps you may take to 

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resolve it . Let them know the most 

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important thing to take away from the 

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briefing is that communication is key 

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in keeping a positive relationship with 

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your employer . Let E . S . G . R . 

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Help maintain and improve that 

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relationship through our tenants of 

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educate , recognize and mediate again . 

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Thank you for your service and please 

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don't hesitate to contact ES GR with 

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any questions or concerns