Legal Opinion
Tina R. Thomas, O.D. v. Pearle Vision, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 30, 2001No. 00-3681PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
When Pearle Vision, Inc. (“Pearle”) refused to restore Dr. Tina Thomas to the optometrist position in its F’eoria, Illinois, store after a medical leave related to the birth of her child, she sued Pearle, alleging that Pearle had breached her employment contract. Thomas claimed that Pearle’s 1997 Summary Plan Description of employee benefits incorporated into her contract the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq. Thomas also claimed Pearle violated the FMLA by failing to provide her with written notice that it considered her a highly compensated…
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