The federal government under President Barack Obama has heightened awareness and enforcement of a law protecting military reservists from employment discrimination, according to an association that serves reservists.

But it hasn't been very effective, said Keith Weller, communications director for the Reserve Officers Association.

A 1994 law, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, prohibits discrimination against members of the military.

But the Department of Labor has never been very good at enforcing the law, and that hasn't changed, Weller said.

"There has not been any significant improvement during the Obama administration," Weller said.

Still, Obama promised to put "additional resources" toward enforcement and investigation, and there's evidence that has happened.

For example, the budget of the Labor Department office that handles USERRA complaints has increased by about 10 percent, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, the president issued a July 2012 memo directing federal departments and agencies to better enforce the law's employment protections.

Obama pledged to dedicate additional resources to crack down on employment discrimination against reservists. The administration has indeed stepped up its protection, though advocates for reservists say more needs to be done. We rate this Promise Kept.