This MOA is specifically limited to the Section 404 Regulatory Program and is written to provide guidance for agency field personnel on the type and level of mitigation which demonstrates compliance with requirements in the Guidelines. This Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) expresses the explicit intent of the Army and EPA to implement the objective of the CWA to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the Nation's waters, including wetlands. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Department of the Army (Army) hereby articulate the policy and procedures to be used in the determination of the type and level of mitigation necessary to demonstrate compliance with the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines ("Guidelines"). Portions of this MOA that concern the type and location of compensatory mitigation are superseded by the 2008 compensatory mitigation rulemaking 2598 (December 2004).Between the Department of the Army and the Environmental Protection Agency It was reinstated by Section 202 of the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004, P.L. No reports are available for FY 2000-2003 because the reporting requirement expired in FY 2000. * Note: USERRA annual reports are available for fiscal years (FY) 20. 1995 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).1996 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).1997 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).1998 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).1999 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).*See Note: There were no annual reports during FY 2000-2003.2004 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).2005 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).2006 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).2007 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).2008 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).2009 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).2010 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).2011 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).2012 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).2013 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).2014 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).2015 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).2016 USERRA Annual Report to Congress (PDF).Benvie said the positive outcomes on promotion, seniority and pay through USERRA "will have ramifications for the rest of my life." VETS eventually referred the case to the Department of Justice, which reached a settlement with the City of Brockton that included more than $32,000 in back pay. "They were a big help because they took my case," Benvie said. Compounding the situation, his time in grade for promotions was miscalculated.īenvie filed complaints under USERRA and received swift help from VETS staff in the national office and the regional office in Atlanta. When he eventually took the exam, he found others were promoted ahead of him even though he scored better. Benvie, an Army reservist who has served deployments in Kosovo, Iraq and Kuwait, first missed taking promotional exams for sergeant and lieutenant at the Brockton, Mass., police force due to active military duty. Law enforcement officer Brian Benvie received a promotion, retroactive seniority and back pay through his claims filed with the Veterans' Employment and Training Service under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act. Harrison said, "The Department of Labor was able to advocate on my behalf and get results I could not get on my own." He has been promoted and paid $96,000 in lost wages. Harrison's company settled the claim after a review. An investigator from the department's Veterans' Employment and Training Service collects and reviews evidence and conducts witness interviews in order to obtain a resolution. USERRA mandates that returning service members must be promptly re-employed in the same position that they would have attained had they not been absent for military service, with the same seniority, status and pay. In Florida, the company Harrison worked for failed to provide him with promotions and raises for a variety of reasons.Īfter trying to collaborate with the company to recapture the raises and promotions, Harrison filed a claim with the department under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. As a reservist, he achieved the rank of colonel in the Army. USERRA Helps Army Reserve Soldier in FloridaĪrmy Reserve Soldier Scott Harrison spent years planning and supporting global military operations in Kuwait, Afghanistan and Iraq.
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