Legal Opinion
DeLong v. Trujillo
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 25, 2001No. 99SC807PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Mullarkey
In this case we construe for the first time the Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 to 2654 (2000) ("FMLA"). As relevant here, the FMLA provides that an employee may take reasonable leave, up to twelve weeks in a twelve-month period, to care for a parent who has a serious health condition. 29 U.S.C. § 2612(a)(1)(C).
In the case before us, an employee was dismissed from his employment because he took FMLA leave without following the appropriate procedures for taking such leave and for failing to call in his absences on a daily basis. The court of appeals ordered the reinstatement of the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Lacoparra v. Pergament Home Centers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1997
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