Firing during FMLA leave may mean personal liability
In a bizarre legal twist, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a supervisor who was sued over his decision to terminate an employee for taking FMLA leave may be personally liable for terminating her—despite the fact that the public employer may be immune to an FMLA lawsuit.
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