FYI,
Pension issues that have heard that cause great confusion. USERRA does not allow FEDEX (any employer) to make any pension contributions until you return to work. Why? It is to prevent someone from getting unfair advantage over an employer if they do not return. i.e. I work at the XYZ plant, take a 2 year military OIF vacation, then before I return to the XYZ plant, am offered a much better job at ABC company and go there to work instead of XYZ. USERRA prevent you from receiving those pension benefits at XYZ because it is also a REemployment rights act, if you voluntarily do not return to the original employer (XYZ), nothing applies including pension restoration. So Fedex is not allowed to make those pension payments until you return from Military (this really should only be an issue for anything over 30 days in practical terms). Also why I mentioned that someone who upgrades etc while on long term mil needs to 'assist' payroll in proper payment of the pension. It is a very manual process and Uncle Sam knows it is cumbersome.