Legal Opinion
Sims v. Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
District Court, N.D. California
Decided April 9, 1998No. C-96-2244 CALPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
LEGGE, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA” or “the Act”), 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., an eligible employee with a “serious health condition” is entitled to up to twelve weeks of medical leave. 29 U.S.C. § 2612(a)(1)(D). An employer may require an employee seeking medical leave to provide certification that he has a serious health condition. If an employer has reason to doubt the validity of the medical certification presented by the employee in support of his request for medical leave, the employer “may”…
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