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RAGSDALE v. WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.

No. 00-6029.

535 U.S. 81 (2002)

RAGSDALE et al. v. WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.

United States Supreme Court.

Decided March 19, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Oneal Sutter argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was Eric Schnapper.

Malcolm L. Stewart argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Olson, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Howard M. Radzely, Allen H. Feldman, Nathaniel I. Spiller, and Ellen L. Beard.

Richard D. Bennett argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was James Francis Barna.*

Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Stevens, Scalia, and Thomas, JJ., joined. O'Connor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined, p. 96.

Justice Kennedy, delivered the opinion of the Court.

Qualifying employees are guaranteed 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA or Act), 107 Stat. 6, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 2601 et seq. (1994 ed. and Supp. V). The Act encourages businesses to adopt more generous policies, and many employers have done so. Respondent Wolverine World Wide, Inc., for example, granted...

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