The U.S. Supreme Court will decide if military reservists can sue states for employment violations. | via TPRNews
Army reservist and Texas state trooper LeRoy Torres returned home from an Iraq deployment with severe injuries. He says Texas DPS failed to accommodate his disability. The resulting case has made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
A chronic cough, extreme fatigue, headaches and memory problems meant he often missed work. But he thought the Texas Highway Patrol would work to accommodate his disability. Texas officials argue that they worked with Torres and didn’t violate his rights. The state also says it’s immune from the suit. The merits of the case have yet to be weighed in court, as the case has been embroiled in debates over jurisdiction. It is now before the U.S. Supreme Court.There are a handful of states that won’t allow individuals to sue them under USERRA. At issue is the balance of power between states’ rights and federal authority.
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