This week a federal court in Massachusetts held that a jury could reasonably find that the Town of Sandwich discriminated against police officer and military reservist Timothy Kane because of his military service. Kane alleges that the Sandwich Police Department passed him over for promotions because of the fact that…
Earlier this month, a jury in California reportedly found that Orange County Sheriff’s Department violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act (USERRA) when it discriminated against a deputy sheriff because of his service as a Marine in the Iraq war. The veteran, Scott Montoya, won the Navy Cross…
Yesterday, the House and Senate Veterans’ affairs committees held a hearing regarding the problem of employment discrimination against National Guard and military Reserve members. The President of the National Guard Association of the United States, Ret. Army Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett, told the members of the committees that he believes…