Legal Opinion
Faris v. Williams WPC-I, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 2, 2003No. 19-70016PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Nextira LLC (“Nextira”) and Susan Baird appeal a determination that a post-termination release signed by Carol Faris was unenforceable under 29 C.F.R. § 825.220(d), a regulation issued pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (“FMLA”). Concluding that enforcement of the release is not prohibited by the regulation, and that the release was ratified by Faris’s failure to tender back the consideration paid for the signing of the release, we reverse and render judgment for appellants.
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Faris worked as an occupational health specialist for Nextira from…
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