Firm Willfully Violated USERRA by Failing To Provide Reinstatement to Pre-Service Job

A fire safety products and service provider in Massachusetts willfully violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act when it showed deliberate indifference to its statutory obligation to reinstate a sprinkler service/sales representative to his pre-service position upon his return from military deployment in Iraq, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled Sept. 9 (Fryer v. A.S.A.P. Fire & Safety Corp.).

The appellate court affirmed a federal district court’s final award of more than $738,000 in compensatory and liquidated damages, interest, and attorneys’ fees against A.S.A.P. Fire & Safety Corp. on Stephen Fryer’s claims ...