Sheila R. Douglas v. E.G. Baldwin & Associates, Inc.

ROSEN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Sheila R. Douglas (“Douglas”) initiated this action against her employer, Defendant E.G. Baldwin and Associates (“Baldwin”), claiming she was not offered an equivalent position when she returned from her maternity leave, in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Although Baldwin did not employ the requisite number of employees to fall with the ambit of the Act itself, the District Court ruled that Baldwin had, through its conduct and repre-, sentations, modified its at-will employment relationship with Plaintiff by effectively adopting…