Jicha v. State Department of Industry, Labor & Human Rights Division

Ralph Jicha (Jicha) seeks review of a published court of appeals' decision. Jicha v. State, 164 Wis. 2d 94, 473 N.W.2d 578 (Ct. App. 1991). He argues that he filed his complaint against Fort Howard Corporation (Fort Howard) alleging a violation of the Wisconsin Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) within the 30-day statute of limitation. The court of appeals held that since substantial evidence supported the hearing examiner's determination that Fort Howard had sufficient notice of Jicha's health condition when it terminated him, the 30-day period began running from the date Jicha received his…