Legal Opinion
Jackie Killian v. Yorozu Automotive Tennessee, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 20, 2006No. 04-6202PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Yorozu Automotive Tennessee, Inc. (“Yorozu”), appeals the district court’s judgment in favor of appellee, Jackie Killian (“Killian”), on her claim under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. (the “FMLA”). We find that Yorozu’s termination of Killian violated the FMLA, and although we disagree in part with the district court’s reasoning, we nonetheless affirm its judgment.
Killian began working for Yorozu as a third-shift spot welder. Over the years, she accrued enough seniority to earn a place on the first shift.…
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