A terminated employee who had made a “pre-eligibility request” for a ”post-eligibility leave” can pursue FMLA interference and retaliation claims, according to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The Court reversed the district court decision, which had dismissed both claims because the plaintiff was not FMLA-eligible at the time of her termination.
January 2012
FMLA Claim Must Be Arbitrated Due to Union Contract Waiver of Judicial Forum
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An employee must arbitrate his FMLA claim where the labor contract governing his employment waived his right to pursue employment claims in court, according to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Thompson v. Air Transport Int’l LLC (12/28/11). The Court relied on the Supreme Court’s 2009 decision in 14 Penn Plaza …
“Severe Obesity” is a Disability Under the ADA, Federal District Court Rules
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“Severe obesity” is a disability under the ADA and a plaintiff need not prove an underlying physiological basis for it, according to a Louisiana federal court. The court denied the employer’s motion for summary judgment. EEOC v. Resources for Human Dev., E.D. La., 12/7/11).
Noting that there is no federal law prohibiting discrimination based on…