United States Seventh Circuit

The Family Medical Leave Act does not guarantee reinstatement with the employer where the employer proves that it would have terminated the employee anyway because of problems performing the job or mishandling funds.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/31/2000
• Decided 08/01/2001
• Published 08/01/2001

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carol N. Skinner (argued), Bakke & Norman, Hudson, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher G. Bell, Carol Townsend, Nacey Trombley, Jackson, Lewis, Schnitzler & Krupman, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant-Appellee.