Karen Horwitz began teaching full time at Avoca West Elementary School when the 1993 to 1994 school year began and continued to do so until she was terminated in April of 1999. Horwitz has raised numerous claims against the Board of Education of Avoca School District No. 37 (the "Board"), Dr. John W. Sloan, Dr. Venette Biancalana, and Dorothy Ballantyne. She is appealing a variety of dec... More...   $0 (07-26-2001 - IL)

Appellant Woodland appeals from the trial court’s order granting appellees’ motion for summary judgment. On appeal, Mr. Woodland argues that summary judgment should not have been granted because there were genuine issues of material fact concerning (1) his claim of disability under the District of Columbia Human Rights Act (“DCHRA”), D.C. Code §§ 1-2401 et seq. (1999), ... More...   $0 (07-26-2001 - DC)

Lori Denise Rhoads appeals from the judgment rendered against her on her claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. SS 2601-2654 ("FMLA"); the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. SS 12101-12117, 12203 ("ADA"); and Maryland state law. The district court granted summary judgment to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), in its capac... More...   $0 (07-12-2001 - MD)

Tonya Walker ("Walker") sued her employer United Parcel Service, Inc. ("UPS"), advancing federally-based claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended ("Title VII," 42 U.S.C. §2000e to 2000e-17) and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ("FMLA," 29 U.S.C. §2601-2654) and various tort claims under Oklahoma common law.(1) Walker's Title VII claims were based on alleged sexual ... More...   $0 (06-29-2001 - OK)

. When Pearle Vision, Inc. ("Pearle") refused to restore Dr. Tina Thomas to the optometrist position in its Peoria, Illinois, store after a medical leave related to the birth of her child, she sued Pearle, alleging that Pearle had breached her employment contract. Thomas claimed that Pearle's 1997 Summary Plan Description of employee benefits incorporated into her contract the Family M... More...   $0 (05-30-2001 - IL)

Appellee Delores Nichols ("Nichols") brought this action against her former employer, appellant Ashland Hospital Corporation ("Ashland"), alleging violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), 29 U.S.C. S 2611 et seq ., and the Kentucky Civil Rights Act, Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. S 344 et seq. Ashland appeals the district court's denial of its motion for a new trial on the FMLA claim, fo... More...   $0 (05-25-2001 - WV)

Delores Nichols brought this action against her former employer, appellant Ashland Hospital Corporation, alleging violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), 29 U.S.C. S 2611 et seq ., and the Kentucky Civil Rights Act, Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. S 344 et seq. Ashland appeals the district court's denial of its motion for a new trial on the FMLA claim, for which the jury awarded damages ... More...   $0 (05-25-2001 - WV)

AT&T Corporation (AT&T) appeals orders of the district court finding it liable for violating Kimberly Miller's rights under the Fam- ily and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993, 29 U.S.C.A. SS 2601- 2654 (West 1999), and awarding back pay and attorneys' fees. With respect to liability, AT&T contends that it did not violate the FMLA because the illness for which Miller sought FMLA leave--an episo... More...   $0 (05-07-2001 - WV)

Plaintiff Vivian Kirkland brought suit against Defendant Sunrise Opportunities pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., and the Maine Human Rights Act (“MHRA̶... More...   $0 (05-07-2001 - ME)

FMLA allows eligible employees to take up to a total of 12 workweeks of leave per year under various circumstances, inc... More...   $0 (04-24-2001 - MN)

Tonya Walker ("Walker") sued her employer United Parcel Service, Inc. ("UPS"), advancing federally-based claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended ("Title VII," 42 U.S.C. §2000e to 2000e-17) and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ("FMLA," 29 U.S.C. §2601-2654) and various tort claims under Oklahoma common law.(1) Walker's Title VII claims were based on alleged sexual ... More...   $0 (02-27-2001 - OK)

Tonya Walker sued her employer United Parcel Service, Inc., advancing federally-based claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended ("Title VII," 42 U.S.C. §2000e to 2000e-17) and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ("FMLA," 29 U.S.C. §2601-2654) and various tort claims under Oklahoma common law.(1) Walker's Title VII claims were based on alleged sexual harassment and on r... More...   $0 (02-27-2001 - OK)

Plaintiff-Appellant originally filed suit in state court, alleging that his termination violated the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"),(1) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"),(2) the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act ("TCHRA"),(3) and the Texas Workers' Compensation Act ("TWCA").(4) After the case was removed to federal district court, Dolese obtained a partial remand as to ... More...   $0 (11-21-2000 - TX)

Plaintiff Alfred L. Medina had been employed by defendant Coors Brewing Company for thirty-one years when Coors terminated his employment due to excessive absenteeism. Mr. Medina brought this action asserting, inter alia, that his severe depression caused his absences and that Coors' termination of his employment violated the Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654. The district court gra... More...   $0 (11-03-2000 - CO)

Plaintiff Alfred L. Medina had been employed by defendant Coors Brewing Company for thirty-one years when Coors terminated his employment due to excessive absenteeism. Mr. Medina brought this action asserting, inter alia, that his severe depression caused his absences and that Coors' termination of his employment violated the Family Medical Leave Act, More...   $0 (11-03-2000 - CO)

Approximately three and a half months after Caterpillar fired Deborah Hardin, she filed suit against Caterpillar asserting claims under the Family Medical Leave Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of Title VII, and a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The latter claim was dismissed, and the remaining claims were tried to a jury in Mississippi. The jury returned a verdict for Hardin... More...   $0 (09-12-2000 - MS)

The plaintiff, who worked as a teller for the defendant bank between April 1994 and February 1996, brought suit against the bank and related entities unnecessary to discuss charging violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. sec.sec. 2601 et seq., the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 2000e(k), and the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. sec.sec. 206(a), 207(a), 2... More...   $0 (07-24-2000 - IL)

Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq., the Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), 29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq, 42 U.S.C. 1981 and 42 U.S.C. 1983 claims. The factual basis for Plaintiff's claims are unknown. ... More...   $0 (05-17-2000 - MS)

Plaintiff David G. Renaud brought this action in the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming for wrongful termination of his employment as superintendent of the Wyoming Boys' School. He asserted seven claims for relief. His first claim was that Defendant Wyoming Department of Family Services violated the Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA], More...   $0 (02-08-2000 - WY)

Plaintiff Brenda Satterfield appeals from the district court's order dismissing her Title VII complaint against her former employer, Olsten Kimberly Quality Care. In a prior complaint, plaintiff claimed that defendant had terminated her employment in violation of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The district court dismissed the FMLA action with prejudice upon motion of plaintiff. The court sub... More...   $0 (01-28-2000 - OK)

Longstreth filed suite against MCI and Copple pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), 29 U.S.C. 2601, seeking damages for alleged violations of the Act.... More...   $0 (11-23-1999 - IA)

Disability Discrimination - Federal Family and Medical Leave Act - Civil Rights - Equal Ooprtunity Commission - Americans with Disabilities Act - Shellie MacSuga worked as a paralegal in the Spokane County Public Defender's Office. In that capacity, she conducts interviews with clients in jail, and makes handwritten notes which the lawyers then use during criminal proceedings. Jail interviews make... More...   $0 (09-14-1999 - WA)

Federal Family and Medical Leave Act – Civil Rights – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Americans with Disabilities Act – Shellie MacSuga worked as a paralegal in the Spokane County Public Defender's office. In that capacity she made written notes which the lawyers then use during criminal proceedings. This made up about 75 to 85 percent of the job. In April 1995, Ms. MacSuga injured he... More...   $0 (09-14-1999 - WA)

Plaintiff was actively employed by Humko until April 25, 1997. On that date, Plaintiff visited a doctor because of a seri... More...   $0 (06-25-1999 - TN)

Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA") and Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") claims by former Liberty Mutual Insurance Company employee. Winifred Browning was a long-term employee of Liberty Mutual. She underwent surgery to treat cubital tunnel syndrom and returned to work part time. He employment was soon terminated and she commenced this action based on the ADA and FMLA statutes.... More...   $0 (06-02-1999 - AR)