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Julia Santos v. Knitgoods Workers' Union, Local 155, and Patricia Grosso, as President of Knitgoods Workers' Union, Local 155, Unite

2nd CircuitJune 5, 2001No. 2000Cited 14 times
Defendant WinKnitgoods Workers' Union, Local 155
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Case Details

Judge(s)
Jacobs, Parker, Katzmann
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
appeal

Related Laws

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Claim Types

Failure to Accommodate

Outcome

The court affirmed summary judgment in favor of the Union, holding that the FMLA does not entitle an employee to continued payment of accrued sick leave after termination when the employer's normal policy is to forfeit unused sick leave upon termination, absent a discriminatory or retaliatory purpose for the termination.

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