Employee sued sheriff in his official capacity claiming that he violated her rights under FMLA by failing to provide her with individualized notice that leave would be counted against her FMLA leave and then transferring her to different job in corrections upon her return to work. Case went to trial and jury awarded employee [...]

Employee sought FMLA leave for surgery for the time period of November 29, 2001 through December 10, 2001. During the surgery, her doctor discovered that her condition was much more serious than originally diagnosed. On Dec. 4, employee sought an extension of her FMLA leave. Initially, the employer’s nurse agreed to the [...]

In the case of Grosenick v. Smithkline Beecham Corporation (”Glaxo”), No. 05-3393 (CA 8 2006), several different dates were bandied about between employer and employee as to the start date of her FMLA leave. In the end, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that such confusion does not extend an employee’s FMLA leave from [...]