Legal Opinion
Pfunk v. Cohere Communications, LLC
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 28, 2014No. 12 Civ. 8971(PAE)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge:
Plaintiff William J. Pfunk (“Pfunk”) brings this action under the Uniformed *177Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301-4335 (“US-ERRA”). Pfunk makes two related claims. First, he asserts, his military obligation to the United States Army Reserves was a “motivating factor” in the decision by defendant Steven Francesco, the chief executive officer of defendant Cohere Communications, LLC (“Cohere”), to discharge Pfunk from employment at Cohere, in violation of USERRA § 4311. Second, he asserts, Cohere’s refusal (also per…
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