Legal Opinion
Madden v. Rolls Royce Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 29, 2009No. 08-1923PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301 et seq., forbids discrimination in employment on the basis of military service. The plaintiff is a member of the U.S. Air Force Reserve (oddly, the record does not indicate the precise nature of his work for the Air Force, but it seems to involve the refueling of aircraft). He was hired by Rolls Royce, which though it is a famously English company has American facilities, for a temporary position as a “process engineer,” who designates the steps to be followed in a manufacturing process.…
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