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· 6/6/1977

Alabama Power Co. v. Davis

Citations

  • 431 U.S. 581
  • 97 S. Ct. 2002
  • 52 L. Ed. 2d 595
  • 1977 U.S. LEXIS 99
  • 1 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1158
  • 95 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2569

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the Military Selective Service Act of 1967 required an employer to grant a veteran returning from military service credit toward his pension for time spent in the military
  • noting that USERRA and its predecessor statutes were intended to “bolster the morale of those serving their country” (quotation omitted)
  • noting that USERRA and its predecessor statutes were intended to “bolster the morale of those serving their country” (quotation omitted)
  • noting that contributions to a pension fund, like wages, are current costs of doing business, and that future benefits can be traded off against current compensation
  • interpreting 38 U.S.C. §§ 2021 and 2024 (1981), the Military Selective Service Act
  • \This legislation is to be liberally construed for the benefit of those who left private life to serve their country in its hour of great need.\

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Judges: Marshall

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