Legal Opinion
Rodney Jones v. Gulf Coast Health Care of Delaware, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 19, 2017No. 16-11142PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILMAN, Circuit Judge:
Rodney Jones brought suit against his former employer, Gulf Coast Health Care of Delaware, LLC, doing business as Ac-centia Health and Rehabilitation Center of Tampa Bay (Accentia), under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654. Approximately a month after returning from FMLA leave to have rotator-cuff surgery on his shoulder, Jones was suspended and subsequently fired from his job as Activities Director. Jones claims that, in taking these actions, Accen-tia interfered with the exercise of his FMLA rights and later retaliated against him for asserting…
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