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· 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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