CFR > Title 20 - Employees' Benefits > CHAPTER IX—OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > PART 1002—REGULATIONS UNDER THE UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT OF 1994 > SUBPART C—Eligibility For Reemployment (§1002.32 to §1002.139) > 1002.87—Is the employee required to get permission from his or her employer before leaving to perform service in the uniformed services?

1002.87—Is the employee required to get permission from his or her employer before leaving to perform service in the uniformed services?

No. The employee is not required to ask for or get his or her employer's permission to leave to perform service in the uniformed services. The employee is only required to give the employer notice of pending service.