BALLARD v. CHICAGO PARK DIST.

No. 13-1445.

741 F.3d 838 (2014)

Beverly BALLARD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul W. Ryan , Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Nelson A. Brown, Jr. , Attorney, Law Department, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

The Family and Medical Leave Act gives eligible employees a right to twelve workweeks of leave "[i]n order to care for the spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent, of the employee, if such spouse, son, daughter, or parent has a serious health condition." 29 U.S.C. § 2612(a)(1)(C). This case is about what qualifies as "caring for" a family member under the Act. In particular, it is about whether the FMLA applies when an employee requests leave...

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