Legal Opinion
Spees v. James Marine, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 10, 2010No. 09-5839PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilman, J., joined by Clay, J.,
ZATKOFF, D.J. (pp. 399-401), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
Shortly after being employed as a welder for James Marine, Inc. (JMI), Heather Spees discovered that she was pregnant. At the direction of her foreman, Spees obtained a note from her physician restricting her to light-duty work, which resulted in JMI reassigning her to a position in the company’s tool room. JMI terminated Spees two months later when a second doctor placed her on bedrest for the duration of her pregnancy. Spees then sued JMI and its…
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