Legal Opinion
Erickson v. United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 15, 2009No. 2008-3216PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”) represents Congress’s most recent effort to encourage noncareer military service “by eliminating or minimizing the disadvantages to civilian careers and employment which can result from such service.” 38 U.S.C. § 4301(a). USERRA prohibits discrimination against civilian employees because of their military obligations, 38 U.S.C. § 4311, and it provides reemployment rights to those who leave them jobs to serve in the uniformed services, 38 U.S.C. § 4312.
Petitioner Richard Erickson, a former…
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