Legal Opinion
Raymond Severson v. Heartland Woodcraft, Incorpora
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 20, 2017No. 15-3754PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
From 2006 to 2013, Raymond Severson worked for Heartland Woodcraft, Inc., a fabricator of retail display fixtures. The work was physically demanding. In early June 2013, Severson took a 12-week medical leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq., to deal with serious back pain. On the last day of his leave, he underwent back surgery, which required that he remain off of work for another two or three months.
Severson asked Heartland to continue his medical leave, but by then he had exhausted his FMLA entitlement. The company denied his…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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