Federal Court Rules Military Leave Is Not Comparable to Other Types of Employer-Provided Paid Leaves
By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21
Earlier this year, we wrote about the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit’s decision in White v. United Airlines, Inc., in which the court concluded that paid military leave falls within the “rights and benefits” protected under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). However, the Seventh Circuit (which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin) reiterated that USERRA does not require pay for military leave in all circumstances; instead, employers are...
By: Foley & Lardner LLP