United States Seventh Circuit

Summary judgment for defendant in a suit involving the Family and Medical Leave Act is affirmed upon rehearing where: 1) defendant-employer could impose stricter return-to-work provisions than those in FMLA; 2) contact with plaintiff's health care provider caused him no injury; and 3) plaintiff had notice of defendant's return-to-work expectations.

Appellate Information

• Argued Array
• Decided 05/04/2006
• Published 05/04/2006

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter J. Leff (Argued), O'Donnell, Schwartz & Anderson, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant., Joanna Hull (Argued), Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, DC, Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephan J. Boardman (Argued), United States Postal Service, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.