5th Circuit Rejects New Argument In Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act Appeal

Mealey's (May 10, 2023, 3:23 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A former employee alleging that his termination was retaliation for filing an internal complaint under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) can’t raise this new theory of liability on appeal as his complaint failed to raise that allegation, a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled, affirming a trial court’s summary judgment ruling against the employee....