Worker Claims Employer Violated FMLA By Firing Him After COVID-19 Diagnosis

Mealey's (July 9, 2020, 7:56 AM EDT) -- GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A Georgia poultry producer violated the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when it fired a worker after he took time off to recover from COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus, the former employee claims in his June 18 complaint filed in a federal court in Georgia (Ernesto Lopez v. Fieldale Farms Corporation, No. 20-149, N.D. Ga.)....

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