20 AUG 10 - Delaware Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Volunteer and Chair Emeritus Mr. Gene Hebert honored the City of Dover with an Above & Beyond Award, in recognition of their extraordinary support of employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve.  The presentation took place at the Dover offices.  Accepting on the city's behalf was Mayor Carleton Carey.  The employer has received numerous Patriot Awards, as well as participated in past ESGR events.   The City of Dover goes above and beyond USERRA law requirements to provide additional benefits to military employees.  Mayor Carey is highly supportive of National Guard or Reserve service -- even when military employees are called to duty on short notice or for multiple deployments.  

According to Christine Kubik, Delaware ESGR Executive Director, “the ESGR Patriot Award was created to publicly recognize individuals who provide outstanding patriotic support and cooperation to their employees, who like the citizen warriors before them, have answered their nation’s call to serve.  Supportive supervisors are critical to maintaining the strength and readiness of our nation’s Guard and Reserve units.   Employers are nominated by their military employees”. 

About ESGR
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is a Department of Defense agency with a mission to gain and maintain employer support for Guard and Reserve service.  ESGR provides free education and consultation on USERRA law, and if necessary mediation for civilian employers of Guard and Reserve employees.   All Delaware employers are encouraged to sign their Statement of Support for the National Guard and Reserve.  For more information on this, and ESGR Employer Outreach and Education Programs, please contact Christine Kubik, Executive Director of the Delaware ESGR, at (302) 326-7582.