Employment – FMLA – Accommodation

A defendant employer did not violate the Family and Medical Leave Act by terminating the plaintiff’s employment after she had exhausted 12 weeks of medical leave.

Henry v. United Bank (Lawyers Weekly No. 01-180-12) (24 pages) (Howard, J.) (1st Circuit) Appealed from a decision by Neiman, U.S.M.J., in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Michael O. Shea for the plaintiff-appellant; Marylou Fabbo, with whom Skoler, Abbot & Presser was on brief, for the defendant-appellee (Docket No. 11-1666) (July 13, 2012).