Ruby Clinkscale v. St. Therese of New Hope

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Ruby Clinkscale appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of her former employer St. Therese of New Hope on her interference claim brought under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). We reverse.

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St. Therese is a long-term care facility located in New Hope, Minnesota. From 2005 to 2010, Clinkscale worked as a nurse in St. Therese’s rehabilitation unit. Despite an understanding among employees that St. Therese’s nursing staff may be “floated” to different units within the facility, Clinkscale received training only for the rehabilitation unit and…