Minnesota FMLA Law

Jessica Brown v. Diversified Distribution

Diversified is a supply chain company that acquires a variety of products for commercial retailers and other businesses. In 2002 Brown began working for Diversified as a customer service representative. She was later promoted to the position of backup account executive. Such "backup" account executives support account executives who are on sick leave or taking personal time. Unlike account ex... More...

$0 (09-07-2015 - MN)

Jessica Brown v. Diversified Distribution

Jessica Brown brought this action against her employer, Diversified Distribution Systems, alleging that she was demoted and terminated in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601–2654. She also brought claims under two Minnesota employment statutes, Minn. Stat. § 181.933 and Minn. Stat. § 181.961. The district court granted summary judgment fo... More...

$0 (09-04-2015 - MN)

Ena J. Wages v. Stuart Management Corporation

Ena Wages sued her employer, Stuart Management Corporation (StuartCo), alleging that StuartCo violated her rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601–2654. On the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of Wages on her FMLA claims. For the reasons below, we affirm the judgment on liability but vac... More...

$0 (08-10-2015 - MN)

Jenna Wood v. SatCom Marketing, LLC

Jenna Wood sued her former employer SatCom Marketing, LLC ("SatCom") alleging violations of the Minnesota Whistleblower Act, Minnesota Human Rights Act, common law of wrongful termination, and Fair Labor Standards Act. Finding Wood had failed to establish a prima facie case of retaliation under each statute and the common law, the district court1 granted summary judgment in favor of SatCom. We aff... More...

$0 (02-13-2013 - MN)

George Ballato v. Comcast Corp.

George Ballato lost his employment with Comcast Corporation when he failed to show up for work on three consecutive shifts and failed to notify his department of his absences or to request leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 2601â€“54. Ballato filed a lawsuit against Comcast claiming the company interfered with his ability to request an excused absence unde... More...

$0 (04-26-2012 - MN)

Ellen Quinn v. St. Louis County

Ellen Quinn sued her employer, St. Louis County, under the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA), Minn. Stat. Â§Â§ 363A.01-.43, and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 2601-54, and asserted other state common law claims including breach of employment contract. Quinn appeals the dismissal of her breach of contract claim with prejudice, the denials of her motions for leave to ame... More...

$0 (09-06-2011 - MN)

Jordan To v. US Bancorp

Jordan To appeals the district court's1 grant of summary judgment in favor of his former employer, appellee U.S. Bank, in this wrongful-termination suit brought pursuant to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). We affirm. I. BACKGROUND From March 2007 to August 2008, To worked for U.S. Bank as a Senior Research Clerk. In October 2007, To enlisted... More...

$0 (08-25-2011 - MN)

Laura Estrada v. Cypress Semiconductor

Cypress Semiconductor (Minnesota) Inc. ("Cypress") terminated Laura Estrada in April 2008 for poor attendance. Estrada contends that one of the absences was protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") and that Cypress improperly counted that absence against her in assessing her attendance. The district court1 granted summary judgment to Cypress, and Estrada appealed. We affirm. I... More...

$0 (08-17-2010 - MN)

Michael W. Kobus v. The College of St. Scholastica

Michael Kobus sued his former employer, the College of St. Scholastica (the College), alleging that his forced resignation interfered with or denied his rights under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in violation of 29 U.S.C. Â§ 2615(a)(1), and discriminated against him on account of disability in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 12112(a) and (b)(5)(A)... More...

$0 (06-21-2010 - MN)

Carol Jones v. Unum Provident Corporation

Carol Jones filed a claim for long term benefits under the group disability insurance policy issued to her employer by an affiliate of Unum Provident Corporation ("Unumâ€). After Unum denied the claim and Jones's appeal, she commenced this action for wrongful denial of benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISAâ€). See 29 U.S.C. Â§ 1132(a)(1)(B). <b... More...

$0 (03-01-2010 - MN)

Melondy Bacon v. Hennepin County Medical

The parties cross-appeal the district court's1 grant of summary judgment in Hennepin County Medical Center's ("HCMC") favor. We affirm. I In 1992, Melondy Bacon began working as a janitor at HCMC. Beginning in approximately the summer of 2003, she began to periodically break out in hives while at work. This case arises from a hives outbreak on July 8, 2004. That same day, Bacon obtai... More...

$0 (12-24-2008 - MN)

Elizabeth Rask v. Fresenius Medical

After Elizabeth Rask was dismissed from her job, she sued her former employer, Fresenius Medical Care North America, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), see 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213, the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA), see Minn. Stat. §§ 363A.01-363A.41, and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), see 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654. The district court1 granted summary judg... More...

$0 (12-18-2007 - MN)

<a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/05/01/041685U.pdf" target="_new">Rachael Lundquist v. Rice Memorial Hosp.</a>

This appeal raises two issues: First, whether the district court erred in finding that Rachael Lundquist was not disabled within the meaning of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and granting Rice Memorial Hospital's (RMH) summary judgment motion on that basis; second, whether the district court erred in denying Lundquist's motion to amend an order setting a filing deadline for amend... More...

$0 (01-26-2005 - MN)

<a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/04/02/031398P.pdf" target="_new">Sandra J. Erenberg v. Methodist Hospital</a>

1The Honorable Michael J. Davis, United States District Court Judge for the District of Minnesota. Sandra J. Erenberg appeals the district court's1 adverse grant of summary judgment in a case against her former employer, Methodist Hospital, claiming sexual harassment, age discrimination, and retaliatory discharge. We affirm. I. Viewed in the light most favorable to the Plaintiff, ... More...

$0 (02-04-2004 - MN)

<a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/02/09/021675U.pdf" target="_new">Diana Lynn Carpenter v. Northwest Airlines</a>

Diana Lynn Carpenter appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of Northwest Airlines, Inc. on her claims of race discrimination, religious discrimination, violation of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and defamation. In addition, Carpenter claims the complaint included claims of hostile working environment and breach of confidentiality. Carpenter has been a reservation sales agent for... More...

$0 (09-23-2002 - MN)

<a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/01/04/001248P.pdf" target="_new">Rose M. Rankin v. Seagate Technologies, Inc.</a>

Rose Rankin appeals from the district court’s adverse entry of summary judgment on her claim under the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654 (1994) (FMLA or the Act), and her common law claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress.* * * FMLA allows eligible employees to take up to a total of 12 workweeks of leave per year under various circumstances, i... More...

$0 (04-24-2001 - MN)