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

The city of Philadelphia is entitled to summary judgment on a claims adjuster’s claims of interference and retaliation under the Family and Medical Leave Act, a federal district court in Pennsylvania ruled. The employee alleged that he was improperly denied FMLA leave and later terminated. His interference claim was denied because a reasonable factfinder would determine that the city’s accounting would accurately show that he didn’t work the required number of hours to be eligible for FMLA leave, the court said. Moreover, the court found that his ineligibility for FMLA leave also doomed his retaliation claim. Even if his ineligibility ...