An International Paper Co. employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act claims can proceed, the Fifth Circuit said Thursday, overturning a district court opinion in favor of the company.
John Price, a former employee of International Paper, claims that the paper packing and manufacturing company violated the FMLA when it terminated him after he came back from his third medical leave in 2018.
Price says that upon his return to the office Aug. 7 that year, operations manager Chad Deas sent Price home, telling him that he could only return to work with a medical release from his doctor.
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