THORSON v. GEMINI, INC.

Nos. 99-1656, 99-1708 and 99-2059.

205 F.3d 370 (2000)

Katherine A. THORSON, Appellee, v. GEMINI, INC., Appellant. Equal Employment Advisory Council; Society for Human Resource Management; National Association of Manufacturers, Amici on Behalf of Appellant, Secretary of Labor, Amicus on Behalf of Appellee. Katherine A. Thorson, Appellant, v. Gemini, Inc., Appellee. Equal Employment Advisory Council; Society for Human Resource Management; National Association of Manufacturers, Amici on Behalf of Appellee, Secretary of Labor, Amicus on Behalf of Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 3, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terence M. Fruth, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Douglas L. Elsass, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for appellant.

Dale L. Putnam, Decorah, IA, argued, for appellee.

Barbara Eby Racine, argued, Amicus Curiae the Department of Labor

Before BOWMAN, LAY, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.


BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Gemini, Inc., appeals from the orders of the District Court granting judgment and awarding damages to Katherine A. Thorson1 on her claim under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654 (1994) (FMLA or Act). Thorson cross appeals, challenging certain aspects of the damages award. We affirm.

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