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FMLA Violation

By: Derek Hawkins//October 10, 2017//

FMLA Violation

By: Derek Hawkins//October 10, 2017//

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: LaWanda King v. Ford Motor Company

Case No.: 16-3391

Officials: BAUER and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges, and DEGUILIO, District Judge.

Focus: FMLA Violation

LaWanda King worked for many years as an assembler in Ford Motor Company’s vehicle assembly plants. After transferring to its Chicago plant in 2010, though, she claims that she was sexually harassed by a supervisor, after which she began getting reassigned to less desirable tasks, missing out on overtime, and receiving unwarranted discipline. Ultimately, she was fired in 2013 after missing several weeks of work for medical reasons that Ford claims she didn’t properly document. In this suit, King asserts claims for sexual harassment and FMLA interference, and also asserts that Ford retaliated against her for her complaints of sexual harassment and her taking of FMLA leave. Due to a series of procedural missteps and substantive shortcomings, all of her claims fell at summary judgment. King appeals, and we affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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