Roberts v. Ground Handling, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
2007
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1 district ·
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Applies 29 U.S.C. § 1161 (§ 601 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 2601 (§ 2 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993) · 29 U.S.C. § 2611 (§ 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993) · 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) · 42 U.S.C. § 12111 (§ 101 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Bragdon v. Abbott
Most-quoted passages
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“In order to ascertain the twelve-month period after which an employee must reestablish eligibility, [four] different computation methods may be employed, namely: (1) the calendar method; (2) the fixed period; (3) the '12-month period measured forward' method; and (4) the 'rolling backward' method.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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