Ballato v. Comcast Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
676 F.3d 768 · 2012
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 3 district ·
Relationships
Applies 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 Stallings v. Hussmann Corp. · Throneberry v. McGehee Desha County Hospital · Phillips v. Mathews · Russell v. North Broward Hospital · Bacon v. Hennepin County Medical Center
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(a) Interference with rights (1) Exercise of rights It shall be unlawful for any employer to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of or the attempt to exercise, any right provided under this subchapter. (2) Discrimination It shall be unlawful for any employer to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any individual for opposing any practice made unlawful by this subchapter.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The FMLA provides employees with twelve work-weeks of leave during any twelve-month period if they have a serious health condition that makes them unable to perform the functions of their position. 29 U.S.C. § 2612 (a)(1)(D). The leave may be taken intermittently if there is an agreement with the employer. Id. § 2612(b)(1).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“even assuming [the defendant's] conduct was interference, [the plaintiff] was not fired on June 5 and he still had the responsibility to clarify the situation, request FMLA leave, or show up for his subsequent shifts.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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