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Reservist claims civilian job discrimination.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-FEB-04 		Format: Online
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Article Excerpt
Citing a relatively new and little-known law created to protect military personnel in civilian workplaces, an army reservist is suing a construction company, claiming he was fired because he was a member of the armed forces. (Smith v. P.E.R.T. Andreassi Dev. Corp., No. CV-03 1503 (E.D.N.Y. filed Mar. 25, 2003).)

The plaintiff alleges that his sudden termination following a short deployment violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

Staff Sergeant Anthony Smith was a construction-site superintendent for only a few months when he was activated for 18 days immediately after September 11,2001. He...

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