Legal Opinion

Brown v. Diversified Distribution Systems, LLC

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 4, 2015No. 14-2685PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Jessica Brown brought this action against her employer, Diversified Distribution Systems, alleging that she was demoted and terminated in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654. She also brought claims under two Minnesota employment statutes, Minn.Stat. § 181.933 and Minn. Stat. § 181.961. The district court granted summary judgment for Diversified on all claims. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

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Diversified is a supply chain company that acquires a variety of products for commercial retailers and other businesses. In 2002…

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