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Supreme Court justices will consider a dispute over congressional powers to authorize discrimination suits against states brought by service members injured abroad. Cases and Controversies discusses former Texas State Trooper Le Roy Torres’ suit against the state Department of Public Safety for employment accommodations. He says he suffered lung damage due…

OVERVIEW: Arnold & Porter will present oral arguments on behalf of Le Roy Torres  before the U.S. Supreme Court, alongside Brian Lawler of Pilot Law, P.C., in Torres v.  Texas Department of Public Safety on March 29, 2022. This is a case about whether a federal law prohibiting employment discrimination based on military service may […]

I’m happy to announce we have an oral argument date at #scotus in Torres v. Texas Dept. of Public Safety, Case No. 20-603. We are the only case on the calendar on March 29, and will go at 10:00 a.m. EDT, for anyone who wants to tune in. We would certainly appreciate the support. Here is the […]

Speaker 1: We have five cases on the calendar this morning. One from the Veteran’s Court and one from the District Court and one from the Trade Court, one from the [inaudible 00:00:11], and one from the Claims Court. We truly are a diverse court. The Claims court case has been submitted and won’t be […]

 An appeal from the district court’s order dismissing claims for lack of personal jurisdiction over defendants.

America’s military service people are crucial to our defense. However, millions of these unsung heroes work in the private sector or hold non-military employment with state or federal agencies when not deployed. Employers, both private and government, are prohibited by law from discriminating against an employee because of their military service through USERRA, the Uniformed […]

Allie Morris Houston Chronicle Sep. 17, 2019 “AUSTIN — Le Roy Torres returned from war in Iraq with a lung disease that he says cost him his 14-year career as a Texas state trooper. He is now suing the Department of Public Safety — alleging he was forced out after suffering a service-related illness — […]

Federal law protects people serving in the guard and reserve from losing their job or being denied promotions because they serve in the military. The government is supposed to be a model employer, but KPBS Military Reporter Steve Walsh says that isn’t always the case. Thursday, August 22, 2019 By Steve Walsh https://www.kpbs.org

Differential Pay for Federal Civilian Employees under USERRA (PDF) “United States Court of Appeals O’Farrell v Department of Defense” to O’Farrell Decision (PDF) LAW REVIEW1 18102 Reprinted with Permission October 2018 Differential Pay for Federal Civilian Employees Who Are Called to the Colors By Captain Samuel F. Wright, JAGC, USN (Ret.)2 Update on Sam Wright […]

December 2017 – Mandy Brown The Ninth Court has armed a judgment in favor of a servicemember who argued that his employer violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act (USERRA) by paying him a lower bonus than he would have received had he not left for active duty. The court armed the district court’s […]