WASHINGTON - A National Guardsman who lost his job as a civilian contractor when it was “in-sourced” by the Army while he was serving in Iraq has received a settlement that attorneys say breaks new ground in the government’s employment responsibilities to service members.
The Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal investigative agency that represented the soldier, made use of a 2010 change in federal law to hold the Army accountable.
“We believe the obligation to rehire him moved from the private sector to the Army when the job moved from the private sector to the Army,” said Joseph Scaturo, the OSC attorney who handled the case.
