Legal Opinion
Chase v. United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 14, 2016No. 16-1351PPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows an employee up to twelve weeks of leave, in a twelve-month period, for a serious medical condition. 29 U.S.C. § 2612(a)(1)(D). Under the FMLA, an employee’s absence from work due to a personal health concern, or that of a spouse, child, or parent, is protected from interference and retaliation by his employer. 29 U.S.C. § 2615(a).
Appellant Robert Chase alleged that his employer, the United States Postal Service (USPS), and supervisor Michaél King, terminated him from the Brookline, Massachusetts Post Office in retaliation for…
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