Luther Marion Shadle v. Superwood Corporation

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Superwood Corporation appeals an order of the District Court awarding Luther Marion Shadle reinstatement to his former position and $20,000 in back pay plus $3,938.44 in interest pursuant to the Veterans’ Reemployment Rights Act (“Act”), 38 U.S.C. §§ 2021, et seq. We reverse.

Shadle worked for Superwood Corporation from 1973 to 1979, at which time he terminated his employment in order to enlist in the United States Navy. He received his honorable discharge from the Navy on September 26, 1983. On or about November 1, 1983, Shadle traveled to the guard shack at the…