Legal Opinion
Linda S. Collins v. Ntn-Bower Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 5, 2001No. 01-1930PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
After receiving twelve informal and four formal warnings for deficient attendance, Linda Collins was fired when she called in sick for two days in March 1998. That was all she said: that she was “sick.” Her employer deemed this inadequate in light of Collins’s spotty attendance record. But in this litigation under the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-54, which entitles employees to as much as 12 weeks’ unpaid leave per year in order to cope with major illnesses and important family events, Collins contends that she has a covered condition: depression.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Katherine L. Price v. City of Fort WayneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Melanie Satterfield v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Richard W. Stoops v. One Call Communications, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by62 opinions
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