Document: 389 U.S. 323 88 S.Ct. 503 19 L.Ed.2d 557 Stephen R. EAGAR et al.v.MAGMA COPPER CO. No. 659. Supreme Court of the United States October Term, 1967. December 11, 1967 Rehearing Denied Jan. 15, 1968. See 1060, 767. Acting Solicitor General Spritzer, Assistant Attorney Eardley, Alan S. Rosenthal and Richard Salzman, for petitioners. Howard A. Twitty, respondent. On petition writ certiorari to Appeals Ninth Circuit. PER CURIAM. 1 The a is granted judgment reversed. Accardi v. Pennsylvania Co., 383 225, 86 768, 15 717. 2 Mr. Justice DOUGLAS, with whom HARLAN STEWART, concur, dissenting. 3 Petitioner Eagar1 began working Magma Copper Company March 12, 1958, left enter military service just shy one year later, 6, 1959. After being honorably discharged, Eagar promptly resumed his employment Magma, May 2, 1962. He seeks vacation pay work following Memorial Day Independence holidays in 1962, which followed re-employment. 4 Under Magma's collective bargaining agreement petitioners' union, paid vacations are provided at end if employee works 75% shifts available him that employed on one-year anniversary date. Employees who get must have worked shift before after holiday been payroll continuously three months holiday. 5 Although had 1959, denied benefits. was not, claims, its employ nor he straight prior days 6 majority hold has violated § 9(c) Universal Military Training Service Act, 62 Stat. 615, as amended, 50 U.S.C.App. 459, provides, inter alia, returning serviceman such re-employed 'shall be considered having furlough or leave absence during period training armed forces, shall so restored without loss seniority, [and] entitled participate insurance other benefits offered by employer pursuant establish rules practices relating employees effect time person inducted into forces * *.'2 (Italics added.) 7 MARSHALL took no part consideration decision this case. 8 Section speaks both 'seniority' 'insurance benefits.' In dealing seniority problems under like statutory provision, we held treated kept position stint Army. 228, 717; Fishgold Sullivan Drydock & Repair Corp., 328 275, 284-285, 66 1105, 90 L.Ed. 1230. 9 But case does not concern 'seniority.' No it appears, regardless how long firm, gets work-year unless preceding months. length amount gives do turn seniority. petitioners contest assertion figure servicemen though they constantly their tour duty military. considering employee's eligibility pay, since involved, courts apply 'other benefits' clause 9(c). Borges Art Steel 246 F.2d 735, 738 (2d Cir.). As noted, these accorded were 'furlough absence' while service. That precisely what done. 10 admonishes give term broad interpretation, U.S., 229, did involve clause, applicable clear fringebenefits all.3 Judge Learned Hand said, '[O]bviously considerations might make proper Army should affect man's utterly different from those count computing vacations.' Dwyer Crosby 167 567, 570 I would affirm below. There respondent addition whose behalf Department sought review. agree facts Eagar's representative cases, asked resolve legal dispute basis facts. also provides: 'It declared sense Congress any accordance section manner status enjoyed continued entering until restoration employment.' 'sense Congress' proviso indicate result. language added 1948 when provisions re-enacted upon expiration Selective Act 1940, 54 890. concerned 'status,' see n. supra. 'status' meant include fringe benefits, unchanged explicit provision dispensed absence.

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