Legal Opinion
McGuiness v. East West Industries
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 10, 2012No. CV 11-628PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEXLER, District Judge.
Plaintiff John McGuiness (“Plaintiff’), a former employee of Defendant East West Industries, Inc. (“East West” or “Defendant”) alleges that he was terminated from *261employment in violation of Federal and New York State law. Plaintiffs Federal claim alleges violation of the Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 (the “FMLA”).1 The State law claims allege violation of the New York State Humans Rights Law, N.Y. Exec. L. § 296, and breach of contract. The latter claim is based upon rights alleged to stem from Defendant’s employee manual. Presently…
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