--- title: Paid Military Service Leave description: In a recent court case, it was ruled that employees who take off for military duty may be entitled to paid leave from their employers. image: https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/paid%20military%20leave%20B.jpg --- ![Paid Military Service Leave](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/paid%20military%20leave%20B.jpg) # Paid Military Service Leave - Home - [Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers](https://blog.nisbenefits.com) - Paid Military Service Leave [ Erin Woulfe ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/author/erin-woulfe) 03/03/2021 [ Legislative News](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/aca-other-legislative-news) [0 Comments ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/paid-military-service-leave#postComment) *.5 minute read* In a recent court case, it was ruled that employees who take off for military duty may be entitled to paid leave from their employers. United Airlines was sued for failing to provide paid military leave under the Uniformed Services Employee and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). USERRA states that employers must provide paid military leave to the same extent that they provide paid leave for absences like jury duty and sick leave. The court held that USERRA requires payment for military leave if the employer provides payment for comparable leaves. [Download the bulletin](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/Blog%20-%20supporting%20documents/bulletin-employers-provide-paid-military-leave.pdf) for more details. 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