Harvey v. Wal-Mart Louisiana L.L.C.

RULING

DEE D. DRELL, District Judge.

Pending is the defendant’s motion for summary judgment, seeking dismissal of the plaintiffs claims under (1) 29 U.S.C. § 2614 of the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), (2) the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and (3) the Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law (“LEDL”), La. R.S. 23:323(B)(2), Louisiana’s statutory parallel to the ADA. 1

For the reasons described below, summary judgment with regard to the defendant’s disability discrimination claims under federal and state law is inappropriate at this stage of the…