Legal Opinion
Peters v. Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 14, 2008No. 06-4290PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Steven Peters suffered a shoulder injury while he was employed by Gilead Sciences, Inc. He took a relatively short medical leave to have corrective surgery, and when his condition did not improve after returning to work, he took another leave. During his second absence, Gilead filled his position with another employee, and when Peters returned to work, Gilead offered him a different position. He declined and Gilead terminated his employment.
Peters filed suit against Gilead, alleging (as relevant here) a violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. §§…
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