Steve [Not A Lawyer]
Bradenton,#2Consumer Suggestion
Mon, April 09, 2007
You DO NOT have to save up your home time to do your Army Reserve drills, etc. EVERY employer is required by FEDERAL LAW to accomodate Reservists and National Guard. There is no "trying" to get you home, or you "asking" to go home. You simply go. You TELL them you are going. You need to be firm. It is totally up to you whether you miss your drills or not. It sounds as if your dispatchers/driver managers are ignorant of the law. You need to file a labor charge against them with the USDOL. This will get the case documented and they will be fined. And, just a suggestion, LOSE THE CAPS. It is considered rude and is very hard to read. And it violates the posting guidelines on ROR. One more thing, It is NOT the "American Military". It is the UNITED STATES MILITARY. Big difference. We do not only have Americans in our military, we do have people from all over the world serving in our military.