Legal Opinion
Bass v. Potter
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 15, 2008No. 06-5149PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) mandates that certain employers provide employees suffering from a serious medical condition up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave per year. See 29 U.S.C. § 2612(a)(1)(D). Employees, however, have several duties concomitant to this right. For instance, an employer may require an employee submit medical certification documenting his medical condition before the employer authorizes FMLA leave. See 29 U.S.C. § 2613(a); 29 C.F.R. § 825.305(b); see also id. § 2613(b)(2) (a “sufficient” certification is one that, inter alia, states “the…
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