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Old 19th Mar 2015, 21:58
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joeblow--because it is the law in America. If you want to operate in America you have to follow their law. If CX wishes to cease operations to and within the US it can probably avoid such an action in the future but that is not the case today. There are many things I don't like about laws as well; that doesn't mean I can break them with impunity.

There might be such stipulations for US carriers in their individual contracts but it doesn't matter. They have to follow the USERRA and if the contractural provisions diverge from this (or aren't there) the act is enforced anyway. Doesn't matter what either of us think is right or wrong.

The only real questions which will be decided in this case will be can the law be enforced on a foreign employer in the US, and did a violation of the USERRA occur--anything in his CX contract is irrelevant along these lines.
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