A longshore worker who left his job to enlist in the US Air Force convinced the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to revive his lawsuit seeking the promotion he allegedly would have attained had he not served nine years in the military.
The collective bargaining agreement covering Leon Belaustegui’s employment includes certain promotion procedures based on hours worked and positions needed. These “hours credits” qualify as “benefits of employment” protected by the Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act, and Belaustegui can advance his claim under the federal statute, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled.
“A ‘benefit ...
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The National Board of Directors of the Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas (ULAA) hereby alerts the general public to a growing pattern of impersonation, misrepresentation, and the unau...