Tennessee FMLA Law

Kendra Leigh Hearon v. K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.

Knoxville, Tennessee employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Family and Medical Leave Act violation theory. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law in the United States that entitles eligible employees to up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year for certain family and medical reasons. Here's a breakdown of its key aspects:... More...

$1 (10-02-2023 - TN)

Cindy Tinsley v. Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.tnmd.uscourts.gov/sites/tnmd/files/Tri%20Court%20Pic3%20sized.png"> </center> This case is about an employee, Cindy R. Tinsley, whose distaste for her supervisor’s managerial decisions was so severe—particularly the fact that he permitted her co-workers to bounce stress balls off the ground—that it triggered her post-traumatic stress dis... More...

$0 (03-21-2019 - TN)

Andrea J. Mosby-Meachem v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division

Andrea Mosby-Meachem, an in-house attorney for Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division, was denied a request to work from home for ten weeks while she was on bedrest due to complications from pregnancy. Following trial, a jury found in favor of Mosby-Meachem on her claim for disability discrimination and awarded her compensatory damages. The district court also granted Mosby-Meachem’s motion... More...

$0 (02-26-2018 - TN)

Jeffrey A. Miller v. State of Tennessee

Jeffrey Miller (“Employee”) was employed by the University of Tennessee (“Employer”) as a parking attendant. He worked on a part-time basis for seven years before becoming a full-time employee in 2008. While working for Employer, he also had a part-time job as an exterminator for a local motel. Previously, he had built swimming pools; been a sales associate at a building supply store; i... More...

$0 (11-19-2015 - TN)

Deborah Michele Branham v. Gannett Satellite Information Network

Plaintiff Deborah Branham brought suit under the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLAâ€) after being terminated from her job as a receptionist for The Dickson Herald, a newspaper owned by Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. ("Gannettâ€), for excessive absenteeism. The district court granted summary judgment to Gannett. The court held that although Branham produced a medical certif... More...

$0 (09-02-2010 - TN)

Howard Dean Gipson v. Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.

Plaintiff Howard Dean Gipson appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. with respect to Gipson's claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act. For the reasons described below, we affirm. I. BACKGROUND A. Underlying Facts Plaintiff Howard Dean Gipson was formerly employed as a plant maintenance worker for defendant Voug... More...

$0 (07-13-2010 - TN)

Patricia Speck v. City of Memphis

Patricia Speck appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the City of Memphis on Speck's claims of age discrimination. We affirm. I. Speck worked as Coordinator of Nursing Services at the Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center (MSARC) starting in 1989. She alleges that her managers accused her of violating city policy, unfairly criticized her work performance,... More...

$0 (03-22-2010 - TN)

Terrie Q. Coleman v. ARC Automotive, Inc.

Plaintiff brought suit under Title VII alleging that her employer discriminated against her on the basis of sex and race, subjected her to a hostile work environment, and retaliated against her. The district court granted summary judgment to the employer, concluding that plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case with respect to all claims. Because plaintiff has failed to make a showi... More...

$0 (11-16-2007 - TN)

<a href="http://pacer.ca6.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=03a0098p.06" target="_new">Viengsamon Pharakhone v. Nissan North America, Inc., and Rodney Baggett</a>

This is an appeal from an order granting summary judgment to the defendants on a claim that the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq. ("FMLA"), was violated when the plaintiff was discharged upon his return from FMLA leave. The plaintiff argues that there are genuine issues of material fact that should have precluded the entry of summary judgment. Concluding that the factual... More...

$0 (04-03-2003 - TN)

<a href="http://pacer.ca6.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=02a0100p.06" target="_new">Heather Chandler v. Specialty Tires of America, Inc.</a>

This is an appeal and cross-appeal in a wrongful discharge case arising under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ("FMLA") (29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.) and the Tennessee Handicap Act ("THA") (Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-50-103). Plaintiff Heather Chandler ("Chandler" or "Plaintiff") appeals the district court's dismissal of her THA action on summary judgment. Defendant Specialty Tires of America (Ten... More...

$0 (03-25-2002 - TN)

James Robin Rogers v. AC Humko Corporation, et al.

Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 and the Tennessee Human Rights Act ("THRA"), Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 4-21-101 to 1004, as well as the Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654 claims by former employee of AC Humko Corporation. Plaintiff was actively employed by Humko until April 25, 1997. On that date, Plaintiff visited a doctor because of ... More...

$0 (06-25-1999 - TN)