Legal Opinion
Judy Gordon v. United States Capitol Police
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 20, 2015No. 13-5072PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:
-■ This case involves the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA” or the “Act”), which entitles eligible employees to take unpaid leave for family and medical reasons. 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq. Officer Judy Gordon sued her employer, the U.S. Capitol Police, alleging that it violated § 2615(a) by interfering with her exercise of FMLA rights and by retaliating against her for that exercise.
According to the complaint (from which all the facts below are drawn), Officer Gordon began suffering from bouts of…
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