Pima Community College has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over claims that it refused to promote an employee because of his military service.
According to a news release from the department, the college has agreed to promote Timothy Stoner to the position of police corporal and provide him back pay amounting to what he would have earned if he had been promoted when he first applied. As part of the settlement, the college denies any wrongdoing.
The department accused the college in November of discriminating against Mr. Stoner, a member of the Arizona National Guard who also served deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq. The department claimed the college denied him a promotion to police corporal twice as a supervising official made several anti-military statements.
The college has also agreed to better inform employees of their rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/community-college-settles-claims-it-discriminated-against-military-veteran/101547