Tennessee and Sixth Circuit Appellate Update: Fall 2017
This year, I’m beginning a feature on my website which provides a quarterly employment law update of appellate decisions in Tennessee and... Read More
Sixth Circuit Reverses FMLA Summary Judgment Under Cat’s Paw Theory, Trumps Honest Belief Rule
In Marshall v. The Rawlings Company, 2017 WL 1404185 (6th Cir. April 20, 2017), the Sixth Circuit, in a split panel, reversed a... Read More
Second Circuit Reverses FMLA Summary Judgment on Loco Parentis Issue
In Coutard v. Municipal Credit Union, 2017 WL 526060 (2nd Cir. Feb. 9, 2017), Coutard appealed the trial court’s dismissal of his... Read More
Ignorance is Bliss in FMLA Retaliation Case, First Circuit Says
In Chase v. United States Postal Service, 2016 WL 7228809 (1st Cir. December 14, 2016), the First Circuit affirmed summary judgment for... Read More
FLSA Personal Staff Exemption Applicable to Deputy Court Clerk under FMLA, Sixth Circuit Says
In West v. Wayne County, Michigan and Cathy Garrett, 2016 WL 6994226 (6th Cir., November 30, 2016), the plaintiff West served as... Read More
Demoted UPS Supervisor Fails on All Claims in Sixth Circuit
An African-American UPS Supervisor who asserted claims under Title VII, ADEA, ADA and FMLA failed on all claims in a recent decision... Read More
Fourth Circuit Affirms Denial of Plaintiff’s FMLA Claim Based on Misrepresentation
In Sharif v. United Airlines, Inc. (4th Cir., No. 15-1747, October 31, 2016), the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s summary judgment... Read More