Legal Opinion
Dawson v. Leewood Nursing Home, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 5, 1998No. CIV.A. 97-990-A, CIV.A. 97-991-APublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BRINKEMA, District Judge.
Before the Court are cross motions for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA” or “the Act”).
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Plaintiff Dawson was employed by Lee-wood Nursing Home from 1971 until she was fired for abandoning her position on March 27, 1997. She had served as the Director of Nursing (“DON”) since August 1, 1985. The DON position is the most senior nursing position, and Dawson reported directly to the nursing home Administrator, defendant Stuart R. Evans. 1
In June 1996, Dawson was diagnosed with breast cancer and had to…
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