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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 […]

The American Association For Justice https://www.justice.org/magazine-article/trial/december-7-2017/ninth-circuit-affirms-employment-bonus-air-force-officer 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. […]

Huhmann v FedEx, et al., Southern District of California, Case No. 3:13-CV-00787-BAS-NLS On November 2, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Dale Huhmann, who alleged that upon his return from military service with the United States Air Force Reserve, he was entitled […]

Pilot Law’s recent USERRA case: Huhmann v. FedEx, resulted in a trial verdict in the Southern District of California in favor of Pilot Law’s client, Dale Huhmann in April 2015. Mr. Huhmann is a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who alleged that he was denied $10,300 worth of signing bonus paid by FedEx while he […]

On February 13, 2017, we filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of potentially thousands of Delta Air Lines Inc. pilots who are members of the Reserves or National Guard. The allegations in the Complaint identify Delta’s continued pattern of harassment and discrimination against our service members including actions and comments aimed at coercing and […]

As we previously reported on “The Truth About Differential Pay”, in 2015 we obtained a favorable differential pay verdict on behalf of one of our Reservist clients. The case, which concerned the pay the Reservist was due from his Federal Government employer while he was on U.S. military duty, raised many interesting and important points, […]

The NTSB has released its Preliminary Report on the Brown Field mid-air collision which is attached below. The Preliminary Report is based on updated factual data including aircraft specifics, meteorological information and witness statements. As is often the case, the witness statements are contradictory; some witnesses identified both aircraft as being “on downwind” while another […]