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Erickson v. United States Postal Service
Federal CircuitJuly 15, 2009No. 2008-3216Cited 58 times
RemandedUnited States Postal Service
Case Details
- Citation
- 571 F.3d 1364, 186 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3063, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 15573, 92 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 43,620, 2009 WL 2032043
- Judge(s)
- Bryson, Gajarsa, Eve
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- appeal
- Circuit
- Federal Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
DiscriminationWhistleblower
Outcome
The Federal Circuit remanded the case for the MSPB to address whether Mr. Erickson waived his USERRA rights by abandoning his civilian career for military service. The court rejected the Board's reasoning on the discrimination claim and upheld the denial of reemployment based on failure to make a timely request.
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