United States Seventh Circuit

In an interference and retaliation action brought under the FMLA, district court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff presented false certification paperwork when she altered forms purporting to contain her physician-s diagnosis and thus was not entitled to FMLA leave; and 2) plaintiff was not fired in retaliation for asserting her rights under the Act as defendant was entitled to terminate her employment due to her unexcused absences.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/19/2009
• Decided 03/30/2009
• Published 03/30/2009

Judges

• FLAUM, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and KAPALA, District Judge.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John A. Baker (argued), Baker, Baker & Krajewski, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• William P. Hardy (argued), Hinshaw & Culbertson, Springfield, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.