United States Seventh Circuit

In an employee's suit alleging violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and state worker's compensation law, summary judgment for defendant-employer is affirmed where: 1) an interference claim failed because evidence regarding plaintiff's invocation of FMLA, and defendant's requests that she provide adequate medical certification, did not demonstrate that plaintiff was entitled to leave under the FMLA and that defendant denied her FMLA benefits to which she was entitled; 2) defendant could not be deemed to have retaliated against plaintiff by asking her to fulfill her obligations under the FMLA; and 3) a state-law retaliation claim failed as defendant articulated a valid basis for terminating plaintiff, and plaintiff failed to demonstrate sufficient evidence to show that such basis was pretext.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/09/2008
• Decided 08/11/2008
• Published 08/11/2008

Judges

• TINDER, Circuit Judge., Before WOOD, SYKES, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James E. Betke (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Douglas A. Darch (argued), Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.