Chrysler Maker’s FMLA Win Tossed on Appeal Over Confusing Policy

A former FCA US LLC line worker saw his Family and Medical Leave Act interference and retaliation claims revived by the Sixth Circuit in a ruling issued Wednesday.

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan wrongly granted the Chrysler automaker summary judgment on Edward Render’s FMLA interference claim by holding he hadn’t given FCA sufficient notice before his absences and latenesses, the US Court of Appeals for the the Sixth Circuit said.

The “mangled” reporting instructions were so unclear that even the company’s human resources representative couldn’t figure out what they meant, the appeals court said.

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