Legal Opinion
Peter J. Kauffman v. Federal Express Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 18, 2005No. 04-2433PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Peter Kauffman came down with bronchitis and missed three days of work. W(hen he returned to his job and asked that his absence be excused under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-54, his employer, Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), denied the request and then fired him because the lost days pulled his overall attendance record below company standards. Kauffman sued, claiming that FedEx, by terminating him, interfered with his substantive rights and entitlements under the FMLA and violated the Act’s anti-discrimination (or…
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