Stagliano v. Herkimer Central School District

MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER

Lawrence E. Kahn, United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654, ■ was enacted in 1993 “to balance the demands of the workplace with the needs of families, to promote the stability and economic security of families, and to promote national interests in preserving family integrity.” 29 U.S.C. § 2601(b)(1). Its “most fundamental substantive guarantee , [is] the employee’s entitlement to ‘a total of 12 workweeks of leave during any. 12-month period.’” Ragsdale v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc., 535 U.S. 81,…