United States Sixth Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's claim, alleging that defendant-employer interfered with his attempt to exercise his Family Medical Leave Act(FMLA) rights, is affirmed where he did not provide adequate notice of his intent to take leave for an FMLA-qualifying injury.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/28/2005
• Published 09/28/2005

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  BATCHELDER and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Maureen M. Crane, Pitt, Dowty, McGehee, Mirer & Palmer, Royal Oak, Michigan, for Appellant.  John F. Birmingham, Jr., Foley & Lardner, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Beth M. Rivers, Megan A. Bonanni, Pitt, Dowty, Mcgehee, Mirer & Palmer, Royal Oak, Michigan, for Appellant.  John F. Birmingham, Jr., Jeffrey S. Kopp, Foley & Lardner, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellees.