Legal Opinion
Tammy Webster v. Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 15, 2018No. 2017-CA-00935-SCTPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MAXWELL, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. To encourage noncareer military service, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) entitles uniformed service members to prompt civil reemployment upon completing service. When Tammy Webster completed her National Guard training, she requested the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) renew her contract as a part-time dispatcher. When MDWFP refused to rehire her, Webster filed a USERRA claim in state court, successfully proving MDWFP violated her federal statutory right to reemployment. Though the…
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