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. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Central Pierce Fire & Rescue did not respond to The News Tribune's request for comment.