Bellone v. Southwick-Tolland Reg’l Sch. Dist., No. 13-1341 (1st Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed a lawsuit against his former employer, a school district alleging that the school district violated the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) when it reassigned Plaintiff to a new position after he took an extended leave of absence for medical reasons. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the school district, holding (1) the school district’s FMLA eligibility and designation notices were inadequate and untimely, but Plaintiff had failed to demonstrate that he suffered harm from the lack of notice; and (2) the school district’s request for a medical opinion as to Plaintiff’s ability to return to work did not interfere with his FMLA rights or constitute retaliation. The First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that the district court did not overlook genuine issues of material fact, misapply the parties’ burdens of production, or rely upon inadmissible evidence in granting summary judgment for the school district.
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