Archive for August, 2009
District Court Rules that USERRA Does Not Preempt State Tort Law
The district court in Reyes v. Goya of Puerto Rico, Inc. held that the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”) does not per se preempt state tort law claims. In reaching this result, the court clarified that the preemption provision under USERRA applies only where the second claim either “hinges upon the same [...]
Posted: August 21st, 2009 under Preemption, USERRA Rights.
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