as to his entitlement to a clothing allowance. Plaintiffs’ argument is that since Brumbaugh has received deputy uniforms and a cleaning allowance he should not also receive a clothing allowance for detectives (which he did not actually need during that time given his assignment). Plaintiffs’ argument frankly ignores the pertinent statutory language. Under US-ERRA, a returning veteran is entitled to not only pay, seniority and employee benefits, but also all of the “rights and benefits” of the employment. These terms are defined at 38 U.S.C. § 4303(2) as follows: (2) The term “benefit”, “benefit of employment”, or “rights and benefits” means any advantage, profit, privilege, gain, status, account, or interest (other than wages or salary for work performed) that accrues (M.S.P.B.1996) (<HOLDING>); Fernandez v. Department of Army, 84 M.S.P.R.
recognizing that commission is not bound by statutory or common law rules of evidence holding municipality could not appeal civil service commission decision because under mississippi law the commission makes the citys final decisions on police department employment matters holding that a plantshutdown benefit is not an optional form of benefit holding that a question about present employment in field of law enforcement did not trigger disclosure of past employment in field of law enforcement holding that law enforcement commission was a benefit of employment