Mealey's (December 8, 2016, 11:15 AM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A law firm employee who was terminated as part of a multiphase reduction in force (RIF) failed to show that her leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or walking restrictions caused her to be chosen for the layoff, a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Nov. 28 (Joanne Partin v. Weltman Weinberg & Reis Co. LPA, No. 16-3191, 6th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 21379)....