
Court Ruling Highlights FMLA Leave Interference
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in Ziccarelli v.Dart that an employer can violate the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by discouraging an employee from exercising FMLA rights without denying an FMLA leave request. The 7th Circuit’s jurisdiction covers Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Statutory Language of the FMLA The FMLA provides that an employer may not “interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of or the attempt to exercise, any right provided u