FMLA Interference Claim Reinstated By 7th Circuit In Corrections Officer’s Suit

Mealey's (June 8, 2022, 7:52 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A trial is necessary on a correction officer’s Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) interference claim as a reasonable jury could find that an alleged statement about the officer’s remaining leave when he requested time off for a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment program was linked to his decision to not take the leave available to him, a Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled June 1....