Legal Opinion
Bernardo G. Bocalbos, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. National Western Life Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 16, 1999No. 97-50445PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
National Western Life Insurance Company seeks reversal of judgment on a jury verdict based on claims that it violated the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (“FMLA”), 1 by interfering with Bernardo Bocalbos’ leave and subsequently terminating his employment in retaliation for taking FMLA leave.
Background
Bocalbos was born in the Philippines and became a naturalized citizen in 1987. In January 1989, he began working in National Western’s actuarial department as an assistant actuary. In 1992 the Chief Actuary implemented a Student Actuarial Program which required all assistant…
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