Legal Opinion
Margaret Russell v. North Broward Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 2, 2003No. 02-13343PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
This is Margaret Russell’s appeal from a judgment in favor of the North Broward Hospital District, her former employer, in the lawsuit she brought against it. The Hospital terminated Russell’s employment because it concluded that she had been absent from work too much. Russell does not deny being away from work when the Hospital says she was, but she contends that her absences were for medical reasons and were protected under the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654, and for that reason the Hospital could not fire her for being out of work.
The Hospital…
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