Mealey's (June 9, 2021, 8:43 AM EDT) -- DETROIT — An attorney who alleges that her firing during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic constituted Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) retaliation may pursue only her state law claims in state court as the federal claim is foreclosed by the fact that the firing occurred before the date the applicable provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) went into effect, a federal judge in Michigan ruled June 4, dismissing the FMLA claim with prejudice and declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining claims....