The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has decided a number of issues of first impression on the interpretation of a federal law designed to ease a return to the workforce for military personnel.

Ruling in the case of Michael Serricchio, a member of the U.S. Air Force Reserve who was called to duty following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the court yesterday clarified the terms of the 1994 Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, 38 U.S.C. §4313.