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WILES v. MEDINA AUTO PARTS

No. 2001-1303.

96 Ohio St.3d 240 (2002)

2002-Ohio-3994

WILES, APPELLANT, v. MEDINA AUTO PARTS, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 28, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Terrence Conway, for appellant.

Andrew S. Mcllvaine and Thomas E. Palecek, for appellee.

Gittes & Schulte and Frederick M. Gittes; Louis A. Jacobs; Law Offices of John S. Marshall and Joshua J. Morrow, urging reversal for amici curiae Ohio Employment Lawyers Association, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Ohio NOW Education & Legal Fund, and 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women.

COOK, J.

{¶ 1} The federal Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA" or "Act"), Section 2601 et seq., Title 29, U.S.Code, guarantees up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave during a one-year period for a qualifying employee needing time off to care for a relative.1 In addition to providing substantive rights, the FMLA provides specific remedies for employees who have been aggrieved by their employer's violation of the Act. This case asks us...

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