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Fort Bragg soldier wins settlement against U.S. Postal Service for wrongful termination
http://www.fayobserver.com/news/local/article_c35255c0-0c47-5e8e-8f12-fa4fc04df358.html
Fort Bragg soldier wins settlement against U.S. Postal Service for wrongful termination
Posted: Friday, January 10, 2014 6:56 am | Updated: 7:01 am, Fri Jan 10, 2014.
By Drew Brooks Staff writer
A Fort Bragg soldier who lost his civilian job with the U.S. Postal Service more than a dozen years ago because of his military service has won a seven-year court battle against his former employer.
Sgt. Maj. Richard Erickson, 50, could receive more than a million dollars in a settlement, officials said.
Erickson said he lost his job in 2000 when the Postal Service fired him for taking too much time off for his military service.
"I thought it was a joke," said Erickson, who now works for Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg. "I thought 'They can't do that.'"