Legal Opinion
Richard E. Wikberg v. Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 6, 1994No. 93-2781PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, 38 U.S.C. §§ 4211-14, requires firms that have contracts with the federal government to promise in their contracts not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because he is a veteran of the Vietnam War. But the Act goes further, and requires the contractor to discriminate in favor of such veterans. Pursuant to the second requirement, a firm that had a federal contract hired Mr. Wik-berg, a Vietnam veteran, as a sales manager, even though he did not meet the firm’s usual qualifications…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Praxair, Inc. v. Hinshaw & CulbertsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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