press release - South Alabama Veterans Council

Department of Justice
United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown
Southern District of Alabama
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: May 29, 2015
CONTACT: TOMMY LOFTIS
PH: (251) 415-7131
FX: (251) 441-5277
US ATTORNEY AND SOUTH ALABAMA VETERANS COUNCIL ANNOUNCE TOWN
HALL OUTREACH ON VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS
United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announced
that two Town Hall meetings will be held on June 6, 2015, to educate Military Veterans on their
post-service employment rights. One Town Hall will be held in Mobile County at 10 a.m. at
Tilman’s Corner Senior Center, 5863 Nevius Road, and one in Baldwin County at 2 p.m. at
VFW Post 5660, 950 Nichols Avenue, Fairhope. Mobile County Magistrate Edward C. Blount,
Jr. will provide opening remarks in Mobile County. Judge Michelle Thomason, presiding judge
of the new Baldwin County Veterans Court, will open the Town Hall in Baldwin County.
U.S. Attorney Kenyen Brown: “Many returning veterans, some with disabilities earned in
the service of their country, face discrimination on top of the tough job market. Some find their
former jobs are not waiting for them; some find employers unwilling to hire them if they have
service-related disabilities. Our office vigorously fights employment discrimination based on
military service.” Representatives from federal and state agencies and veterans groups will
provide information about veterans’ rights and how to enforce them under the ADA and the
Uniformed Services Employment & Re-employment Rights Act (USERRA). Investigators will
be present to take complaints.
“The Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative was created to ensure the Department of
Justice uses every tool we can to guarantee the legal rights of the men and women who protect
our country,” said Acting Associate Attorney General Stuart F. Delery. “I’m hopeful that this
will be the first of many Town Halls as we continue to build a strong collaborative relationship
between the Department of Justice and our partners in the federal and state government toward
the common goal of supporting servicemembers, veterans, and their families.”
The sponsoring agencies are:
The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO);
The Department of Justice’s Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative (USAO);
United States Department of Justice, Disability Rights Section (DOJ)
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) of the Department of Defense
State of Alabama Career Center
Alabama Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney’s
Office for the Southern District of Alabama at http://www.justice.gov/usao/als/