DOJ Files USERRA Suit Against Indiana Law Firm
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal law suit against an Indiana law firm, contending that Mike Norris & Associates unlawfully refused to re-employ a former staff attorney after he returned from military duty in Iraq.
Mathew Jeffries initially filed a complaint over the alleged violation of Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) with the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service. It determined that there was merit to his complaint and referred it to the DOJ, reports a PR Newswire press release.
The DOJ today filed suit in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis on behalf of Jeffries.
Additional details are provided in a subsequent Indianapolis Star article.
Related coverage:
ABAJournal.com: “Law Firm Layoffs (and Alternatives) Create Litigation Risk”
U.S. Department of Labor: “USERRA Advisor”
U.S. Department of Defense: “Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve”
Goldsboro News-Argus: “Lawsuit Involving Braswell and Former Magistrate Settled”
Updated at 11:35 a.m. on March 17 to link to subsequent Indianapolis Star article.
