2. Overview Readiness Who is ESGR ESGR’s Mission ESGR’s Role Getting Help

3. Readiness Ready, Willing and Able to Serve and Perform For the Reservist: READINESS requires Employer Support

4. ESGR facilitates and promotes a cooperative culture of employer support for National Guard and Reserve service by developing and advocating mutually beneficial initiatives; recognizing outstanding employer support; increasing awareness of applicable laws and policies; resolving potential conflicts between employers and their service members; and acting as the employers’ principal advocate within DoD. ESGR Mission

5. ESGR Role Outreach Recognition Programs Mediation

6. ESGR Role: Outreach  Educate Members and their families: Timely and honest communication with employer Ways to reduce tension between member and employer  Information and Education Events: Pre-deployment briefs Yellow Ribbon events  Ombudsmen Assistance  Hero to Hired (H2H): https://h2h.jobs/https://h2h.jobs/ Hero2Hired (H2H) was created: to make it easy for Reserve Component service members to connect to and find jobs with military-friendly companies. H2H also offers career exploration tools, military-to-civilian skills translations, education and training resources, as well as a mobile app.

7. ESGR Role: Outreach For Spouses: ESGR recognizes the special needs and sacrifices made by military spouses, as well as their employers. Similar to employers of Guard and Reserve Service members, employers of military spouses frequently go above and beyond in support of their employee and family.  Family and Medical Leave Act: http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs28.pdf http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs28.pdf  Spouse Patriot Award

8. ESGR Role: Outreach Candid exchange of information between employer, unit leadership and the reservist Role of the unit/reservist within the Air Force mission ESGR will support events: Breakfast/Lunch with the Boss Bosslifts Provide funding for the events

9. ESGR Role: Outreach Bosses Day

10. ESGR Role: Outreach Employers see what our reservists are actually doing Employers see the valuable training being conducted Military training enhances civilian job specialties Bosslift

11. ESGR Role: Recognition ESGR offers a Statement of Support program where employers can sign a pledge to support the military service of their employees. Simultaneously, ESGR offers a progressive awards program so you can nominate a supportive supervisor or employer for support that goes above and beyond what is required by law.

12. ESGR Role: Recognition To recognize employers who support their Guard and Reserve employees, ESGR grants a series of Department of Defense (DoD) awards:. Patriot Award. Spouse Patriot Award. Seven Seals Award. Above and Beyond Award. Pro Patria Award. Extraordinary Employer Support Award. Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom AwardPatriot AwardSpouse Patriot Award Seven Seals AwardAbove and Beyond AwardPro Patria AwardExtraordinary Employer Support AwardSecretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award

13. ESGR Role: Mediation The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) is a federal law that establishes rights and responsibilities for uniformed service members and their civilian employers.Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act USERRA protects the job rights of individuals who voluntarily or involuntarily leave employment positions to perform service in the uniformed services to include certain types of service in the National Disaster Medical System and the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service.

14. ESGR Role: Mediation Ombudsman are volunteers: Provide a neutral agent assisting both parties Provide unit/employer briefings explaining to both parties their rights and responsibilities Provide information and explain the law (USERRA) Cases assigned must be closed within 14 days ESGR has 600 ombudsman and always needs more volunteers

15. ESGR Role: Mediation Informal Mediation The Ombudsman Program is extremely effective Greater than 80% of cases resolved Remainder referred to the DOL, Private Attorney or no action is taken by the Service Member

16. How to Get Help 1.Your local ESGR representative 2.Ombudsman service (1-800-336-4590) EMAIL: USERRA@osd.mil 3.Dept of Labor/VETS 4.Dept of Justice/Office of Special Counsel 5.Private Counsel (on your own)

18. Summary Readiness Who is ESGR ESGR’s Mission ESGR’s Role Getting Help