United States Seventh Circuit

In an action brought under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by a husband and wife for allegedly being fired in retaliation for attempting to exercise their rights under the Act, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the company's failure to disclose the use of individualized "Certification of Health Care Provider" did not interfere with plaintiff's FMLA rights; 2) the failure to give the employee a new deadline to establish extenuating circumstances for failing to meet the filing deadline does not interfere with his rights; and 3) requiring that the certification be faxed or mailed by the doctor does not constitute interference.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/14/2008
• Decided 04/29/2008
• Published 04/29/2008

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, KANNE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert M. Mihelich (argued), New Berlin, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Laura A. Lindner (argued), Lindner & Marsack, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.