Edward Jones Worker Advances Bias Lawsuit Over Care for Daughter

Edward D. Jones & Co. must face claims that it discriminated against an employee because of her association with her mentally ill daughter and use of family leave, a New York federal judge ruled.

The brokerage was wrong that it was entitled to dismissal of the former senior branch office administrator’s Family and Medical Leave Act retaliation claim because she never provided medical certification showing her need for leave, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York said. Time off usually doesn’t count as protected under the FMLA without such certification, but the lawsuit describes “extenuating circumstances” ...