The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed summary judgment for National Grid USA Service Company, Inc. on retaliation claims under Massachusetts law and the Family and Medical Leave Act brought by a change analyst with preexisting health conditions, finding that the company had already decided to terminate him for working outside his territory without approval before he engaged in any protected activity, thus breaking the causal connection required for retaliation claims.
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