Gurley v. Ameriwood Industries, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
2002
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 636 · 29 U.S.C. § 2612 (§ 102 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993) · 29 U.S.C. § 2615 (§ 105 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993)
Relies on Ragsdale v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc. · Vig v. United States · Bridgers v. Texas · Weeren v. Ventura Group LLC · Brungart v. Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“Federal law principles of equitable estoppel are applicable to estop an employer in an FMLA case from asserting an affirmative defense contesting an employee's entitlement to FMLA where the employer's representations misled the employee into relying on the leave.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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