Fitzgerald v. Shore Memorial Hospital

OPINION

SIMANDLE, Chief Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

The Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. § 2601, allows employees to take up to twelve weeks of medical leave in a year without losing their jobs and prohibits employers from interfering with an employee’s FMLA rights. In this case, Plaintiff Shawn Fitzgerald, who was employed by Defendant Shore Memorial Hospital as a nurse, alleges that Defendant violated her rights under the FMLA and under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”) when it terminated her on April 22, 2011, five days after she missed work to see a doctor about her…