An Oklahoma federal district court denied BNSF Railway Company’s motion for summary judgment on Family and Medical Leave Act interference and retaliation claims by a locomotive engineer with gout who was terminated after taking seven days of FMLA leave, finding that BNSF interfered with his right to use remaining leave time and that its recertification instructions violated FMLA regulations, while genuine factual disputes remained on the retaliation claim.
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