Bridging the Gap

摘要

Senior chief yeoman joel sampson saw the writing on the wall. As the economy slowed, the Navy reservist and construction worker knew he probably would be caught in the blitz of layoffs coming to the housing industry. He knew the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemploy-ment Rights Act (USERRA) forbids employers from discriminating against employees based on their military service, so he enlisted in a unit headed to Iraq, convinced his job still would be his when he returned.