Legal Opinion
Quinnett v. Iowa
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 7, 2011No. 10-2870PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Gary Quinnett brought this suit under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461, and the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654, against the State of Iowa, the Iowa Department of Administrative Services (“DAS”), and two officials of the DAS. The district court 2 dismissed all of Quin- nett’s claims, and he appeals the court’s ruling with respect to his FMLA claims. We affirm.
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The FMLA authorizes qualified employees to take up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave annually in several circumstances. 29 U.S.C. §…
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