Barra, a 47-year-old West Point graduate and lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves, alleged that a Goldman branch manager had "chastised and retaliated" against him for going on reserve duty in 2006, which required being away from the office. Goldman fired Barra and Sampedro in 2007, less than a year later.

The panel agreed that Goldman was liable under the law and ordered the company to pay Barra $100,000 for that violation as part of the $7.6 million award.

"We are proud of our programs for attracting and retaining veterans and we vigorously dispute the plaintiffs’ legal counsel calling our treatment of veterans into question,” the Goldman spokeswoman said.

The Finra arbitrators, as is typical, did not explain the reasons for their decisions.

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