In the case of Minard v. ITC DELTACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Case no. 04-30230, (2006) the Fifth Circuit court of appeals held that an employer who had indicated to an employee that she was covered by the FMLA, but then later fired the employee, upon her return to work, when the employer later determined that it [...]

In Beffert v. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, 2005 WL 906362 (E.D. Pa.), the district court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held that a recently-hired employee who had announced her pregnancy and requested leave (that would take effect more than one year after her initial employment) could seek protection of the FMLA despite her [...]