Court Rejects Texas Christian University Worker’s Leave Suit

A former employee at Texas Christian University can’t revive her leave claims after failing to demonstrate she was entitled to protection under the Family and Medical Leave Act, a federal appeals court said.

The lower court decided correctly in granting summary judgment to the university and dismissing Leigh Holland’s case with prejudice, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday in an unsigned, unpublished opinion.

Holland sued the university for interference, discrimination, and retaliation under the FMLA in response to being terminated the day she returned from a mental health leave. The university claimed she ...