· 9/30/1997
Olsen v. Ohio Edison Co.
Citations
- 979 F. Supp. 1159
- 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15263
- 1997 WL 611699
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that, under the FMLA, an employee must demonstrate that “ ‘a health provider’ made a professional assessment of his [or her] condition and determined, based on that assessment, that an extended absence from work was necessary”
- “Indeed, it is only where an incapacity is shown that the Court need proceed to a consideration of whether the employee received ‘continuing treatment’ within the meaning of the [FMLA]”
- arthritis and backaches generally not covered
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Judges: O'Malley
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