Legal Opinion
Lonny Acker v. General Motors, L.L.C.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 10, 2017No. 16-11174PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Lonny Acker is a General Motors, L.L.C. (“GM”) employee who was approved for intermittent Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leave but on several occasions was absent from work and did not follow company protocol for requesting FMLA leave. He suffered several weeks of disciplinary unpaid layoff. He sued GM for FMLA interference and retaliation and for disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (“TCHRA”). The district court entered summary judgment for GM. We AFFIRM,…
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