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SPEES v. JAMES MARINE, INC.

No. 09-5839.

617 F.3d 380 (2010)

Heather SPEES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JAMES MARINE, INC. and JamesBuilt, LLC, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 10, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: D. Wes Sullenger , Sullenger Law Office, PLLC, Paducah, Kentucky, for Appellant. David L. Kelly , Denton & Keuler, LLP, Paducah, Kentucky, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: D. Wes Sullenger , Sullenger Law Office, PLLC, Paducah, Kentucky, for Appellant. David L. Kelly , Denton & Keuler, LLP, Paducah, Kentucky, for Appellees.

GILMAN, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which CLAY, J., joined. ZATKOFF, D.J. (pp. 399-401), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.

OPINION

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

Shortly after being employed as a welder for James Marine, Inc. (JMI), Heather Spees discovered that she was pregnant. At the direction of her foreman, Spees obtained a note from her physician restricting her to light-duty work, which resulted in JMI reassigning her to a position in the company's tool room. JMI terminated Spees two months later when a second doctor placed her on bedrest for the duration of her pregnancy...

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