Legal Opinion
Luis I. Batayola v. Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 13, 1986No. 85-3884PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
In this case we are asked to decide whether a part-time employee may be awarded backpay and seniority under the Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act as a remedy for missing an opportunity to apply for a full-time position while on military reserve duty training. The magistrate found the claimed benefit was not covered by the Act. We agree and affirm the decision below.
FACTS
Batayola began to work as a part-time bus driver for the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle (Metro) in May 1980. In February 1982, he took a one month leave of absence for Marine Corps…
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