Case: Wage & Hour/FMLA Interference (E.D. Cal.)

Southern Mono Healthcare District is entitled to summary judgment on a server administrator’s claims of interference and failure to provide leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, a federal district court in California ruled. He alleged that the hospital interfered with his right to take FMLA leave by terminating him after he revealed that his wife was pregnant. The court found that the hospital made the decision to lay him off before it learned of his wife’s pregnancy and for reasons unrelated to her pregnancy. Additionally, his wife sent an email to human resources regarding their desire to start ...