THORSON v. GEMINI, INC.

No. 96-3240.

123 F.3d 1140 (1997)

Katherine A. THORSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEMINI, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 10, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale L. Putnam, Decorah, IA, argued, for plaintiff-appellant.

Mary L. Knoblauch, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Terence M. Fruth, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, FLOYD R. GIBSON, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Katherine A. Thorson appeals the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of the appellee, Gemini, Inc., on her claim under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654 (1994). The district court found that Thorson's illness did not constitute a "serious health condition" and thus concluded that her termination for excessive absenteeism did not violate the FMLA. In light of a recent opinion letter...

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