Legal Opinion
Woolaver v. State
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided August 1, 2003No. 02-012PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
¶ 1. Plaintiff Kimberly Woolaver appeals from the Washington Superior Court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the State on plaintiffs claim that she was fired from her state job while on parental leave in violation of Vermont’s Parental and Family Leave Act (PFLA), 21 V.S.A. §§ 470-474. Plaintiff contends that (1) the trial court erred in finding that she was ineligible for PFLA leave; (2) the PFLA prohibits the discharge of an employee while on PFLA leave, or, if the PFLA allows termination of an employee for performance reasons during parental leave, the facts alleged by…
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