United States Ninth Circuit

Under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), an employee who leaves work to travel with and care for a family member with a serious health condition is not entitled to leave when the family member decides, in spite of her serious medical condition, to travel away from her home for reasons unrelated to her medical treatment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/08/2002
• Decided 02/14/2003
• Published 02/14/2003

Judges

• Before: REINHARDT, LEAVY and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bita N. Haiem, Beverly Hills, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michelle R. Walker, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellee.