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	<title>Federal Employment Attorney &#124; Military Defense Lawyer &#124; USERRA &#124; MSPB &#124; EEOC &#124; Washington DC Attorney &#124; Tully Rinckey PLLC &#187; Steven L. Herrick, Esq.</title>
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		<title>Employer Obligations to Military Personnel Under USERRA and the ADA – April 11, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Presenter Steven L. Herrick, Esq. will provide employers’ counsel with a review of legal obligations employers owe returning and disabled U.S. military personnel. Steve is part of a panel that will focus on requirements under the USERRA, ADA, FMLA and &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/continuing-legal-education/employer-obligations-to-military-personnel-under-userra-and-the-ada/</link>
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		<title>Veteran&#8217;s Benefits Act Clarifies USERRA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Managing Partner Steven Herrick talks about the Veterans&#8217; Benefits Act of 2010 and how it clarifies the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) of 1994.]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/news/veterans-benefits-act-clarifies-userra/</link>
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		<title>Some Vets Get Pink Slips Instead of Tickertape</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year Mike Vahey returned from a four-year enlistment, including duty in Iraq and Kuwait, where he was a sergeant on an Army diving team inspecting ports for bombs. When he returned home he expected his job as an engineer &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/news/some-vets-get-pink-slips-instead-of-tickertape/</link>
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		<title>Hill Exempts Self From Veterans’ Law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Veterans who apply for jobs on Capitol Hill aren’t receiving critical federal job-placement benefits because Congress has largely exempted itself from a law that aids post-military employment for vets, a new congressional report shows. A groundbreaking report by the Office &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/news/hill-exempts-self-from-veterans-law/</link>
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		<title>USERRA Rights: Veterans Entitled To More Than “Thank You”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the rights granted by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Right Act (USERRA) to veterans who leave their civilian jobs to serve in the military is the right to be reemployed upon the conclusion of military service. Unlike &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/articles/userra-rights-veterans-entitled-to-more-than-thank-you/</link>
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		<title>Little Action to Address Bureaucratic Tangle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During the campaign, Barack Obama promised to &#8220;invest additional resources into enforcement and investigation in order to crack down on employers who are not following the letter and spirit of the law. He will also require the Pentagon, Labor and &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/news/little-action-to-address-bureaucratic-tangle/</link>
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		<title>Veterans are Entitled to More Than Just &#8220;Thank You&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The current wars have placed unanticipated burdens on the country’s National Guard and Reserve. Most Americans are no doubt thankful for their service. Sadly, though, many service members returning from war are coming home to find their jobs are not &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/news/veterans-are-entitled-to-more-than-just-thank-you/</link>
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		<title>OPM Urges Agencies to Review Age Limits for New Hires</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Office of Personnel Management has directed federal agencies to review age limits for job vacancies, after the Merit Systems Protection Board ruled such policies for new hires could violate the preferential rights of veterans. In a memo released on &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/news/opm-urges-agencies-to-review-age-limits-for-new-hires/</link>
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		<title>Law Falls Short on Workplace Sexual Harassment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Admittedly, the evidence is largely anecdotal but the trend is unmistakable. The number of women unhappy about their working conditions is out of proportion to their numbers in the labor force. Their dissatisfaction runs the gamut from mild frustration to &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/articles/law-falls-short-on-workplace-sexual-harassment/</link>
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		<title>More Workers Suffering DNA-based Discrimination</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent years have seen unimaginable advances in genetics, including the sequencing of the human genome. As a result, genetic markers have been identified for a number of chronic health conditions, and hopes have been raised that the knowledge gained through &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://washington-dc.tullylegal.com/news/more-workers-suffering-dna-based-discrimination/</link>
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