Legal Opinion
Ramirez v. State Children, Youth & Families Department, Dorian Dodson
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided April 14, 2016No. 34,613PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NAKAMURA, Justice.
{1} We are called to decide whether a New Mexico National Guard member may assert a claim against the State as employer under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301-4335 (2012). Phillip Ramirez, a member of the New Mexico Army National Guard, was employed by the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD). In July 2005, Ramirez was ordered to federal active duty and deployed to Iraq. After Ramirez returned to work in New Mexico, CYFD terminated his employment. Ramirez sued CYFD, asserting a…
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