United States Sixth Circuit

In a wrongful-discharge action, the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's wrongful-discharge claim was affirmed and the defendant's grant of summary judgment under a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) interference claim was reversed, where employers cannot deny FMLA relief for failure to comply with their internal notice requirements.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/29/2003
• Decided 10/10/2003
• Published 10/10/2003

Judges

• Before DAUGHTREY and MOORE, Circuit Judges;  CALDWELL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joshua J. Morrow (argued and briefed), John S. Marshall (briefed), Law Offices of John S. Marshall, Columbus, OH, for Appellant., Patrick J. Perotti (briefed), Dworken & Bernstein, Painesville, OH, for Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mary Ellen Fairfield (argued and briefed), Robert N. Webner (briefed), Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Columbus, OH, for Appellee.