(Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act) As it relates to benefit plans, USERRA requires a plan up to 18 months of COBRA continuation to an employee who takes a leave of absence from work to serve in the armed forces of the U.S. In addition, upon re-employment after military leave all eligible periods and exclusions will be waived unless such provisions would have applied had the person not gone on military leave.

USERRA is an acronym for the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994.