Overview

• The Justice Department said the settlement resolves Major Stephen W. Terry’s claim that Kansas City Kansas Community College violated USERRA after his return from military service.
• KCKCC will pay lost wages to Terry, who served as the college’s dean of enrollment management and student services.
• The college must provide training to management and human resources personnel on servicemembers’ rights and employer duties under USERRA.
• Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon stated the department is committed to protecting servicemembers from discrimination and wrongful termination.
• U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser for the District of Kansas said his office will continue to vigorously defend the employment rights of those who serve.