SC Johnson Not Shielded From FMLA Lawsuit by Administrator

Claims that cleaning supplies manufacturer SC Johnson & Son, Inc. violated federal medical leave laws will proceed after a Wisconsin district judge said it could be held liable for the actions of its third-party leave administrator.

Judge William Duffin of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin declined to issue summary judgment against a former employee’s claims that he was unlawfully terminated for not reporting leave under the Family Medical and Leave Act. Duffin said in his opinion Monday that SC Johnson and its third-party FMLA manager could have created a “burdensome approval process” that interfered with ...