Legal Opinion
Katherine L. Price v. City of Fort Wayne
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 27, 1997No. 96-2249PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
In Í993 Congress passed, and the President signed, the Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA or Act). Pub.L. 103-3, Feb. 5, 1993, 107 Stat. 6. Congress found that the Act was needed to help balance the burden of caretaking among family members and also to balance the demands of the workplace with the demands of the family. See 29 U.S.C. § 2601. Divisions of labor along gender lines were recognized as a powerful force in the American family affecting, in particular, the working lives of women. Congress sought to mandate a flexible leave allotment for medical and family reasons…
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