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

A terminated public works employee for the town of Marlborough suffering from tinnitus, sleep deprivation, hearing loss and caring for his sick mother is entitled to a trial on his retaliation claim under the Family Medical Leave Act, a Connecticut federal district court ruled. The town argued that the employee exhausted his FMLA leave, was given multiple warnings and opportunities to discuss accommodation, and continually failed to attend work after exhausting his protected leave, the court said. Whether the town’s attempts to gather more information about his requested FMLA leave were “adverse actions” sufficient for retaliation, whether he exhausted his ...