DESANTO v. IKEA NORTH AMERICAN SERVICES, LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL DESANTO, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION v. NO. 21-1533 IKEA NORTH AMERICAN SERVICES, LLC d/b/a IKEA, Defendant. OPINION Slomsky, J. August 12, 2021 I. INTRODUCTION On August 11, 2020,1 Plaintiff Michael DeSanto returned from paternity leave to his position as a Recruitment Delivery Manager at Defendant IKEA North American Services, LLC (“IKEA” or “Defendant”). (See Doc. No. 1 ¶¶ 11, 17, 40.) Before his return, Plaintiff was interviewed on July 31, 2020 by outside counsel retained by IKEA regarding an investigation…