Mealey's (November 11, 2020, 10:49 AM EST) -- PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A nurse who fell ill with COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, and then was fired when she requested leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was not entitled to FMLA benefits but presented sufficient evidence to proceed with her claim of FMLA retaliation, a federal judge in Rhode Island ruled Nov. 2 (Carol Gomes v. Steere House, No. 20-270, D. R.I., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 205614)....