SCHAAR v. LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

No. 09-1635.

598 F.3d 156 (2010)

Ms. Rachael SCHAAR, Appellant, v. LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH SERVICES, INC.; Lehigh Valley Physicians Business Services, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed March 11, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Deratzian (Argued) Hahalis & Kounoupis, Bethlehem, PA, Attorneys for Appellant.

Jonathan B. Sprague (Argued), Darren M. Creasy, A. James Johnston, Post & Schell, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellees.

Before: FISHER, HARDIMAN and VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.

Rachael Schaar appeals the District Court's summary judgment in favor of her former employer, Lehigh Valley Physicians Business Services, Inc. (Lehigh Valley). The District Court held that Schaar did not qualify for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) because she did not present evidence of a serious health condition. This appeal raises a question of first impression in this Court: whether a combination...

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