A Florida federal district court denied Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District’s motion to dismiss claims of discrimination and retaliation under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act brought by a lieutenant and National Guard member who alleged he was denied promotion due to his military service and later faced retaliation when the defendant filled battalion chief positions without posting them after he filed suit, finding he wasn’t required to exhaust CBA grievance procedures and plausibly alleged both claims.
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