Legal Opinion
Schaar v. Lehigh Valley Health Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 11, 2010No. 09-1635PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.
Rachael Schaar appeals the District Court’s summary judgment in favor of her former employer, Lehigh Valley Physicians Business Services, Inc. (Lehigh Valley). The District Court held that Schaar did not qualify for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) because she did not present evidence of a serious health condition. This appeal raises a question of first impression in this Court: whether a combination of expert and lay testimony can establish that an employee was incapacitated for more than three days as required by the FMLA’s…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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