Legal Opinion

Dale Huhmann v. Federal Express Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 2, 2017No. 15-56744PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BEA, Circuit Judge:

We are called upon to decide to what benefits a returning service member is entitled when resuming a civilian career. The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) guarantees that an individual who departs for military service shall not be denied any “benefit of employment” due to that service. 38 U.S.C. § 4311(a). Dale Huhmann argues that, when he returned from service in the United States Air Force, FedEx Express (FedEx) improperly paid him a $7,400 bonus instead of the $17,700 bonus he would have earned had he not served. For the reasons…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. HinksonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  2. Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. NorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Alabama Power Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. McKinney v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  5. Tilton v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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