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Uniformed Services Employment
and Re-Employment Rights Act (USERRA)
How does USERRA affect my service
member’s employer-sponsored health care
coverage?
USERRA
provides that service members activated for duty
on or after December 10, 2004 may elect to extend
their employer-sponsored health coverage for up to
24 months. Service members activated prior to
12/10/04 may elect to extend coverage for up to 18
months. Employers may require these individuals to
pay up to 102% of total premiums for that elective
coverage.
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