Case: FMLA/Retaliation (E.D.N.Y.)

A fired analyst in the accounts receivable department of a holdings company in New York may proceed with her claim that the company eliminated her position as a supervisor and then transferred her to the analyst position in retaliation for taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Her allegations that her position was eliminated while she was on leave, that the company didn’t eliminate any other positions despite asserted budgetary reasons for the elimination of her position, and that her supervisor made negative comments about her FMLA leave could show that the company acted in a retaliatory manner. ...