STERLING v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF UNIV. OF ARKANSAS

No. 20-3370.

42 F.4th 901 (2022)

Rebecca STERLING, Plaintiff-Appellee v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS; Mark Waldrip, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees; John Goodson, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees; Morril Harriman, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees; Kelly Eichler, in her official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees; David H. Pryor, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees; Stephen Broughton, M.D., in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees; CC Gibson, III, "Cliff", in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees; Sheffield Nelson, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees; Tommy Boyer, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees; Steve Cox, in his official capacity as member of the Board of Trustees; Bentley Wallace, in his individual and official capacity; UA Pulaski Technical College, originally named as Pulaski Tech, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 1, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lucien Ramseur Gillham , Luther Oneal Sutter , Sutter & Gillham, Benton, AR, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Sarah James , Associate General Counsel, University of Arkansas, Office of General Counsel, Little Rock, AR, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before COLLOTON, MELLOY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


Rebecca Sterling worked at the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College ("UAPTC"). In April 2018, Sterling requested and received leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") to care for her mother who had cancer. See 29 U.S.C. § 2615, et seq. After being notified that her position would...

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