When a reserve soldier is called up to active duty, there are laws and regulations that protect that soldier’s job while he or she is away on active duty.
What most people are not aware of, however, is that there are little to no regulations, laws, or protections for the small business owner who is also a reservist.
I recently read an article about small business owners and how their newly activated reserve status is affecting them and their businesses and felt compelled to share with my readers the facts.
As an employer, you can fill the job of a reservist, but it must be waiting for that reservist when they return from active duty, but, what about the employer him- or herself? There are no safeguards to assist the small business owner when his or her unit is called up to active duty.
There are no government subsidies that provide for lost income, provide for lost revenue, or damage to the business while the business’s owner is overseas on deployment.
I, for one, would like to see this change, but I think we all know how likely it is that this will change any time soon. For now, we need to be aware of this pitfall in our nation’s reserve policy and demand changes from our elected officials.
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