by travisadmin | Jan 12, 2017 | FMLA
In Chase v. United States Postal Service, 2016 WL 7228809 (1st Cir. December 14, 2016), the First Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the defendant in a case alleging retaliation under the FMLA. The facts giving rise to the case arose in July 2010 when the employee...
by travisadmin | Dec 6, 2016 | FLSA, FMLA
In West v. Wayne County, Michigan and Cathy Garrett, 2016 WL 6994226 (6th Cir., November 30, 2016), the plaintiff West served as Chief of Staff and Chief Deputy Clerk for Cathy Garrett, the elected County Clerk for Wayne County, Michigan. In October 2013 and...
by travisadmin | Nov 8, 2016 | ADA, ADEA, FMLA, Title VII
An African-American UPS Supervisor who asserted claims under Title VII, ADEA, ADA and FMLA failed on all claims in a recent decision from the Sixth Circuit. In Tennial v. United Parcel Service, Inc., 2016 WL 6156315 (6th Cir., October 24, 2016), Tennial had served in...
by travisadmin | Nov 8, 2016 | FMLA
In Sharif v. United Airlines, Inc. (4th Cir., No. 15-1747, October 31, 2016), the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the employer on the basis of the employer’s finding that Sharif had fraudulently obtained FMLA leave. Sharif...
