Legal Opinion
Gomes v. Steere House
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided November 2, 2020No. 1:20-cv-00270Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND a CAROL GOMES, ) Plaintiff, ) v. C.A. No. 20-270-JJM-PAS STEERE HOUSE, Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER JOHN J. MCCONNELL, JR., Chief United States District Judge. The Plaintiff, Carol Gomes, sues her former employer, Steere House, alleging violations of the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) for firing her after she fell ill with COVID-19 and requested paid leave under the FMLA. Steere House now moves to dismiss because Ms. Gomes was not entitled to leave under the FMLA or the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, a…
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