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Returning military reservist allowed to invoke USERRA “escalator principle” for failure to reinstate into higher-level job

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The federal First Circuit Court of Appeals in Rivera-Melendez v. Pfizer considered a returning veteran’s claim that Pfizer violated the “escalator principle” that is a unique element of the federal Uniformed Services...more

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First Circuit Holds Military Members May Be Entitled to Discretionary Promotions upon their Return from Service

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The First Circuit Court of Appeals held that an employer may have discriminated against an employee by not giving him a discretionary promotion upon his return from a military deployment in Rivera-Melendez v. Pfizer Pharm.,...more

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