DELONG v. TRUJILLO

No. 99SC807.

25 P.3d 1194 (2001)

James DELONG & the City & County of Denver, Petitioners, v. Robert TRUJILLO, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

June 25, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Wallace Wortham, Jr., City Attorney Richard A. Stubbs, Assistant City Attorney, Denver, CO, Attorneys for Petitioners.

John R. Palermo, Denver, CO, Attorney for Respondent.


Chief Justice MULLARKEY delivered the Opinion of the Court.

In this case we construe for the first time the Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 to 2654 (2000) ("FMLA"). As relevant here, the FMLA provides that an employee may take reasonable leave, up to twelve weeks in a twelve-month period, to care for a parent who has a serious health condition. 29 U.S.C. § 2612(a)(1)(C).

In the case before us, an employee was dismissed from his employment...

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