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Military Leave “Butterbaugh” Claim

Current, former or retired federal civilian employees may be entitled to compensation for improperly charged military leave. Prior to 2000, federal agencies charged military reservists for days which they were not required to work. A recent landmark ruling (originally known as Butterbaugh) allows affected individuals to file claims.
Tully Rinckey, PLLC will provide legal services at no cost to the employee for any federal civilian employee eligible for compensation.
To get started or to see if you are eligible please download and complete an intake form below. If you are not sure if you qualify for a claim, please submit a form anyway and we will contact you.
If you do not have the capability to download a form or print it, you can request that we mail you one.
Intake Form: Adobe PDF
Request a Print Version: info@fedattorney.com
Click here to download Adobe Reader
Once the intake form is completed, please return it to our office in one of the following ways:
Email: info@fedattorney.com
Fax: (518) 218-0496
Mail:
Tully Rinckey, PLLC
USERRA Intake
441 New Karner Road
Albany, NY 12205
If you have any question on filing out this form, please check Frequently Asked Questions, give us a call or send an email to info@fedattorney.com
*Some Federal Employees may not qualify to file a claim under MSPB or are cases that the firm is currently not handling. If you are an Employee of the Veteran Affairs, FBI, CIA, NSA, National Guard Technician, or full-time civilian Air Force member visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for more information.
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