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

A repair technician for John Bean Technologies Corp. in North Carolina who suffered bilateral quadriceps tendon ruptures while working may proceed with his claim that the company interfered with his rights to reinstatement under the Family and Medical Leave Act when it discharged him after he attempted to return to work from FMLA leave, even though the company had lost its contract with the airport where he had been assigned while he was on leave. He stated a viable FMLA interference claim based on his allegations that other similarly situated employees, who had not exercised their FMLA rights, were informed of ...