Legal Opinion
Brandi Hare Walker v. Elmore County Bd. of Ed.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 5, 2004No. 02-16509PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, Pub.L. No. 103-3, 107 Stat. 6, codified at 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-54 (the “FMLA” or “Act”), requires “employers” 1 to provide “eligible” employees with up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave to care for a newborn child. 29 U.S.C. § 2612. An eligible employee is an employee who has worked for the employer for twelve months and for at least 1,250 hours in the preceding year. 29 U.S.C. § 2611. The Act prohibits an employer from retaliating against an employee who attempts to exercise any FMLA-created right. 29 U.S.C. § 2615(a). 2
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Focus on the Family v. Pinellas Suncoast Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Strickland v. Water Works & Sewer Board of BirminghamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- Sosa v. Chase Manhattan Mortgage CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Walker v. Elmore County Board of EducationDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 2002
3Cited by50 opinions
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- Yulanda Hill v. Carolyn WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
- Terri Basden v. Professional TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- Kathryn Pereda v. Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2012
- Belinda Martin v. Financial Asset Management Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
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