Employers Pay for USERRA Violations
May 26th, 2008 Posted by AmeliaJust in time to celebrate Memorial Day, the Department of Justice or DOJ announces a spate of recent convictions under USERRA. The USERRA regulations provide job protection for veterans.
In the first class action lawsuit ever under USERRA, on April 17, 2008 the DOJ
Reached an agreement that American Airlines will pay 353 pilots a total of $345,773 for the loss of vacation and sick leave benefits while on military duty. In addition, American agreed to provide additional sick leave worth about $215,000.
American Airlines is the nation’s largest commercial air carrier. Not coincidentally, American recently announced that it will charge every passenger $15 for the first checked bag on each domestic flight.
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