LawFuel.com – U.S. Attorney Encourages Retired City Employees Who Were Called to Active Duty Since 9/11 to Come Forward if They Believe Their Pensions Were Calculated Unlawfully
Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the United States Attorney’s Office is broadening the scope of its investigation into the illegal calculation of pensionable earnings by the City of New York to include all retired City employees who were called to active military service since September 11, 2001, and are collecting a pension from the City, to determine if they are receiving the benefits to which they are entitled under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”).
