Category: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

Supreme Court Sympathetic to Texas State Trooper Who Wants Job Back After Iraq War Burn Pit Injuries

The Supreme Court seemed sympathetic during oral arguments March 29 to a former Texas State Trooper, who claims that his former employer violated a federal law by discriminating against him after he suffered injuries during his deployment in the Iraq War as a member of the U.S. Army Reserves. Citing its war powers under the…


Supreme Court Sympathetic to Texas State Trooper Who Wants Job Back After Iraq War Burn-Pit Injury

The Supreme Court seemed sympathetic during oral arguments March 29 to a former Texas state trooper, who claims his former employer violated a federal anti-discrimination law for veterans by refusing to accommodate him after he was injured in the Iraq War while serving as a U.S. Army reservist. The Biden administration previously urged the court…