A New Mexico federal district court granted summary judgment to the New Mexico Department of Transportation on a Family Medical Leave Act retaliation claim by a chief information officer alleging he was terminated after requesting intermittent leave to care for his mother. He was terminated after an internal investigation revealed that he allegedly misrepresented his out-of-state travel itinerary to receive increased reimbursement, and the three-month time frame between his approved FMLA request and his termination is insufficient to establish causation between his protected activity and the adverse employment action, the court ruled.
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says his unfounded claim that Coun. Sean Orr distributed illegal drugs didn't damage his reputation, because Orr's own previous statements showed he "supported drug use." S...