Legal Opinion
Reed v. Lear Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 12, 2009No. 08-1498PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
On January 5, 2006, Michael Reed sued his former employer, the Lear Corporation (“Lear”), under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). See 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. He alleged that Lear violated the FMLA when it fired him for absences he incurred in reliance on Lear’s representation to him that he was on provisional FMLA leave. On January 31, 2008, the district court 1 granted Lear’s motion for summary judgment. Reed appealed. We affirm.
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In August 1997, Reed began working at Lear’s plant in Bridgeton, Missouri, which supplies ear and truck seats to Chrysler. Reed…
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