---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 1002.307"
title: "20"
number: "1002.307"
heading: "What is the proper venue in an action against a State or private employer?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/1002.307"
---

# §1002.307. What is the proper venue in an action against a State or private employer?

- (a) If an action is brought by the Attorney General against a State, the action may proceed in the United States district court for any district in which the State exercises any authority or carries out any function.
- (b) If an action is brought against a private employer, or a political subdivision of a State, the action may proceed in the United States district court for any district in which the employer maintains a place of business.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Section 4331(a) of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), 38 U.S.C. 4331(a) (Pub. L. 103-353, 108 Stat. 3150).

### Source

Source: 70 FR 75292, Dec. 19, 2005, unless otherwise noted.