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

A Mississippi federal district court granted in part and denied in part, Lee County’s motion to dismiss the claims of a terminated employee diagnosed with uncontrolled symptomatic hypertension alleging interference and retaliation in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Her first FMLA interference claim for lack of notice failed because she was aware of FMLA start and end dates even though the relevant information wasn’t provided by her employer, the court ruled. The court stated the county retaliated and interfered with her right to take FMLA leave when it terminated her while she was still on leave and ...