Legal Opinion
Nadine Hemminghaus v. State of Missouri
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 1, 2014No. 13-1566PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
Nadine Hemminghaus worked as a court reporter for then Missouri circuit judge Gary M. Gaertner Jr. from October 2006 until April 2009. Hemminghaus complains Judge Gaertner fired her because she asked for leave from work to care for her children, whom she suspected had been abused by their nanny, and because she criticized the St. Louis Police Department and the county prosecutor for not pursuing criminal charges against the nanny. Hem-minghaus filed claims against the State of Missouri (the State) for violating § 102(a) of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. §…
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