Legal Opinion
Richard W. Stoops v. One Call Communications, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 31, 1998No. 97-1895PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Richard Stoops sued his former employer, One Call Communications, Inc., under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq., after One Call fired Stoops for excessive absences. At one point One Call had placed Stoops on FMLA leave but after his doctor certified that Stoops did not qualify for FMLA leave, One Call required Stoops to return to work. After returning, when he incurred additional absences, One Call denied him FMLA leave that he requested. Stoops quickly exceeded the number of absences permitted under One Call’s no-fault attendance…
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