· 2/12/2009
Reed v. Lear Corp.
Citations
- 556 F.3d 674
- 14 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 903
- 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 3601
- 92 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 43,456
- 2009 WL 331031
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a plaintiff's alleged reliance on an employer's purportedly unclear statement in a letter about certain Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA
- holding that an employee’s reliance was unreasonable when, in the face of conflicting messages, he “could have easily sought clarification from” his employer
- holding that the statute of limitations began to run when plaintiff was allegedly improperly denied leave because an improper denial of leave constitutes a violation of the FMLA
- clock started running on FMLA interference claim when employer gave employee second letter denying FMLA leave rather than later date of termination
- clock started running on FMLA interference claim when employer gave employee second letter denying FMLA leave rather than later date of termination
- “An FMLA violation occurs when an employer improperly denies a request for leave.”
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Bye, Beam, Shepherd
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