Legal Opinion
Lynn Hoffman v. Professional Med Team, a Michigan Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2005No. 03-1995PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
During her employment as an emergency medical technician at Professional Med Team (“PMT”), Plaintiff-Appellant Lynn Hoffman was diagnosed with migraine headaches. PMT originally granted Hoffman intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654; however, a conflict later developed over whether a medical certification form adequately documented Hoffman’s need for leave. This dispute led to heated exchanges between Hoffman and her supervisor, in which Hoffman used profanity. PMT dismissed Hoffman, citing the profanity as the reason…
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