BOSTON, MA. August 17, 2010. The Above and
Beyond Award is one of highest honors that an Employer Support
of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Field Office can bestow on an
employer. It is recommended and given in limited numbers by The
State Field Chair. It recognizes employers at the state and local
level who have gone above and beyond the legal requirements for
granting leave and providing support for military duty by their
employees. One such employer in Massachusetts is the Suffolk County
District Attorney's Office.
MAESGR Field Chair Tom Boyle dispatched South
Eastern Area Chair and Senior Ombudsman Joachim-Ingo "Ski"
Borowski and Program Support Specialist David St. Germain to the
Suffolk County DA's Office today to present the coveted honor to
District Attorney Daniel Conley. The DA received the award for his
outstanding support of the military members in the office of the
Suffolk County District Attorney. District Attorney Conley stated
how honored he was to be accepting this award on behalf of the staff
of his office. However, he strongly believes that the real honor
belongs to the members of the Guard & Reserve throughout the
Commonwealth. These men and women daily do their duty, protecting the
Nation and securing our day to day life here at home. He went on to
say that he feels all employers, public and private, should fully
support their citizen soldier employees and their families during
our current struggle against terrorism worldwide.
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
(ESGR) is a Department of Defense agency established in 1972. The
mission of ESGR is to gain and maintain employer support for Guard
and Reserve service by recognizing outstanding support, increasing
awareness of the USERRA law of 1994 and resolving conflicts through
mediation. The MA Field Office has more than 40 volunteers dedicated
to helping every "Citizen Soldier". On hand representing
MAESGR were Volunteer South Eastern Area Chair and Senior Ombudsman
Joachim-Ingo "Ski" Borowski and Program Support Specialist
David St. Germain.
Left
to Right: David St. Germain, District Attorney Mr.
Daniel Conley and J-I “Ski”
Borowski.
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If you would like nominate your Employer
for an award, call the MA Committee for ESGR at 508-233-7249 or go
to www.esgr.mil.
