United States Eighth Circuit
Murphy v. FedEx Nat'l LTL, Inc., 09-3473
In an action against plaintiff's former employer, claiming that defendant violated the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when it fired her after representing to her that it had granted her leave, judgment for plaintiff is affirmed in part where a reasonable jury could find that plaintiff gave defendant adequate notice. However, the judgment is reversed in part where the district court's instructions omitted a fundamental requirement necessary for an employee to access the FMLA's protections, and thus a new trial was warranted.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/26/2010
- Published 08/26/2010
Judges
- Michael J. Melloy
Court
- United States Eighth Circuit