§ 1002.312. What remedies may be awarded for a violation of USERRA?
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/us/cfr/t20/s§ 1002.312·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
In any action or proceeding the court may award relief as follows:
(a)The court may require the employer to comply with the provisions of the Act;
(b)The court may require the employer to compensate the individual for any loss of wages or benefits suffered by reason of the employer's failure to comply with the Act;
(c)The court may require the employer to pay the individual an amount equal to the amount of lost wages and benefits as liquidated damages, if the court determines that the employer's failure to comply with the Act was willful. A violation shall be considered to be willful if the employer either knew or showed reckless disregard for whether its conduct was prohibited by the Act.
(d)Any wages, benefits, or liquidated damages awarded under paragraphs
(b)and
(c)of this section are in addition to, and must not diminish, any of the other rights and benefits provided by USERRA (such as, for example, the right to be employed or reemployed by the employer).