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Abbie Shull: Guardsman, Navy reservist sue WA employers for discrimination based on military service News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 2/13/2021 Abbie Shull, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Feb. 12—A Washington state firefighter and a U.S. Naval reservist are suing their employers for allegedly discriminating against them based on their military service. Brett Martinson, who joined the Washington Army National Guard in March 2002, has worked at Central Pierce Fire & Rescue for over 23 years. He contends fire department supervisors told him he was not selected for a promotion "d...

By ABBIE SHULL | The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) | Published: February 12, 2021 TACOMA, Wash. (Tribune News Service) — A Washington state firefighter and a U.S. Naval reservist are suing their employers for allegedly discriminating against them based on their military service. Brett Martinson, who joined the Washington Army National Guard in March 2002, has worked at Central Pierce Fire & Rescue for over 23 years. He contends fire department supervisors told him he was not selected for a promotion "due to your status in the military," according to a complaint filed Jan. 13 in the U.S. Di...