Case: Wage & Hour/FMLA Retaliation (E.D. Mich.)

The law firm of Fieger & Fieger, P.C. is entitled to summary judgment on a claim by a former attorney that she was discharged in retaliation for requesting leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act to care for her son who reportedly suffered from a cough, runny nose, and gastrointestinal issues, a federal district court in Michigan ruled. The attorney wasn’t entitled to FMLA leave, the court said, because her son did not plausibly suffer from a “serious health condition” as defined by the FMLA given the absence of any allegations that her son required “inpatient care in a ...