Julie Geronimo v. Caterpillar Inc.

OPINION

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.

Julie Melissa Gerónimo sued her former employer, Caterpillar, Inc. and Caterpillar (collectively “Caterpillar”) for retaliatory discharge, after she was terminated for failure to promptly report a work injury. Gerónimo alleged that under the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Law (“TWCL”), Tennessee Code Annotated § 50-6-101, et seq., she was entitled to thirty days in which to report her gradual-onset carpal tunnel. Thus, according to Gerónimo, Caterpillar’s company policy requiring that employees report such injuries immediately or within forty-eight hours, and…