based underground A Supreme Court said Wednesday state agencies are not immune from private lawsuits under a federal law meant to protect employment rights of returning veterans.
The ruling centered on veteran Le Roy Torres having suffered lung damage during his military service in Iraq. Upon returning to Texas after being medically discharged, Torres was unable to return to his job as a state trooper as a result of his injuries.
When the state did not give him a new job, he resigned and sued…
