Legal Opinion
Amy DeVoss v. Southwest Airlines Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 7, 2018No. 17-11462PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge:
*489Amy DeVoss appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Southwest Airlines on her Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) interference and retaliation claims. Because we conclude that the district court was correct in its determination that DeVoss failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether she provided the required notice to her employer to sustain her FMLA claims, we AFFIRM.
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DeVoss took sick leave from her employment as a flight attendant with Southwest on June 7-11 of 2015. On June 8, Southwest sent DeVoss notice of…
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