Legal Opinion
Pirant v. United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 4, 2008No. 07-1055PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Antoinette Pirant sued her former employer, the United States Postal Service, for an alleged violation of the Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654 (“FMLA”), but her suit failed on the threshold question of her eligibility for FMLA leave. She appeals, contending there were triable issues of fact regarding her FMLA eligibility' — specifically, a factual dispute over whether she had worked the statutorily required 1,250 hours during the 12-month period preceding the date of her unscheduled absence from work. See 29 U.S.C. § 2611(2)(A). The district court granted…
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