Saw an interesting article in last week’s Navy Times that backs up what this Navy reservist wife has been saying for the last two years. Overt discrimination in employment and re-employment stemming from employer ignorance of reservists’ legal rights has diminished, but more subtle discrimination is on the rise, says the executive director of the
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Those of you who have been faithful readers of my blog know the issues I’ve had with getting my book, Weekend Warrior No More, published. It was signed to be published and was supposed to go to print this month but several months ago after seeing several red flags go up for me regarding the
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As the war goes on and employers wary of seeing their Guard and Reserve members leave every three to four years for deployment (not counting training times and weekend drills), violations of upholding USERRA are bound to occur. Matthew Tully, the attorney and National Guard major I mentioned in my last post, told me there
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Employer discrimination towards Guard and Reserve members is not a new phenomenon. But I believe it is a growing one. I asked Major Melissa Phillips with the ESGR if the increase in requests in 2008 for information was any indicator at all that more employers are becoming more inclined to discriminate and she said they’ve
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There are many important resources that Guard and Reserve families should know about. One of these is the ESGR, which stands for Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve. Like many G/R spouses , I haven’t always had a firm grasp on what the ESGR does, or how it matters to me. I’ve heard its
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One of the least understood parts of our country’s time at war as we know it today is the transition Guard and Reserve members and their families have to make going and coming home. It’s bumpy for all and sometimes very messy for many; I’ve jokingly referred to being a reservist wife as a never-ending
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UPDATE: Here is the survey link I promised. If you are a Guard or Reserve member currently unemployed, or your spouse who is a Guard or Reserve member is, please take my survey. Next month will mark one year that my husband has been without a full time job. His position was eliminated by his
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Image via Wikipedia I’ve been “tweeting” (Twitter talk for all you non-Twitter folks ) with Lauren Vargas (@AAFES_STYS) who works for AAFES and she told me something I didn’t know – that the commanding officer in charge of AAFES, Major General Keith Thurgood, was an Army reservist before accepting his current assignment. Actually, I think
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Working on a chapter for Weekend Warrior No More and writing a section about what Guard and Reserve families can do to protect or keep their small business afloat when the service member is deployed. If you or someone you know has been in this situation – self-employed and a Reserve or Guard member who
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