Legal Opinion

Taylor v. eCoast Sales Solutions, Ltd.

District Court, D. New Hampshire

Decided August 5, 2014No. Civil No. 12-cv-326-JLPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*197 MEMORANDUM ORDER

JOSEPH N. LAPLANTE, District Judge.

The central question in this case, like in many employment cases, turns on why the defendant fired the plaintiff. Heather A. Taylor has sued her former employer, eCoast Sales Solutions, Ltd., alleging that she was fired for working from home, and then taking a leave of absence, due to documented medical complications from her pregnancy and childbirth. She claims violations of (A) the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. § 2615(a)(1), (B) the New Hampshire Law Against Discrimination, N.H.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 354-A7, VI(b), and (C)…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. University of Tex. Southwestern Medical Center v. NassarSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  3. Santiago-Ramos v. Centennial P.R. Wireless Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
  4. Hodgens v. General Dynamics Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
  5. Cadle Co. v. HayesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Casta v. Citi International Financial Services, LLCDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2020
  2. Heather A. Taylor v. eCoast Sales Solutions, Ltd.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 2014
  3. Joseph Kertanis v Georgia-Pacific GypsumDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2016
  4. Salisbury v. Home DepotDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2015

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