Legal Opinion

Smith v. AS America, Inc.

District Court, W.D. Missouri

Decided January 9, 2015No. 3:12-CV-05048-NKLPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

NANETTE K. LAUGHREY, District Judge.

In February 2011, Defendant A.S. America, Inc. (“American Standard”) terminated Thomas Smith due to his number of accrued absences. Following his termination, Mr. Smith brought this action, alleging violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq. The case was tried before the Court by agreement of the parties. The Court now makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law.

I. Findings of Fact

Thomas Smith began his employment at the Crane Plumbing plant in Nevada, Missouri on August 1, 2008. Sometime after Mr.…

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3Cited by2 opinions

Jamie Smith v. AS America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
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