United States First Circuit
Tayag v. Lahey Clinic Hosp., Inc., 10-1169
In an action brought by a terminated employee alleging that her termination violated the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), summary judgment in favor of employer is affirmed where plaintiff's unapproved seven-week leave to accompany her ill husband on a spiritual healing trip was not "protected" under the statute because it was effectively a vacation.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/27/2011
- Published 01/28/2011
Judges
- BOUDIN
Court
- United States First Circuit