FMLA brain teaser!
Try wrapping your head around this one. All of you experts on the Family and Medical Leave Act, gather 'round! THIS WILL BE HARD! The following is from a real lawsuit that was filed Wednesday in federal court in Indianapolis. The plaintiff -- we'll call her "Annabelle" -- was an FMLA case manager for a health care employer. Actually, according to her lawsuit, her title was "[Annabelle] RN, BSN, CHNw Leave Team Case Manager/Benefits Administration." Yeah, and I am "Robin E. Shea, A.B., J.D., Esquire, Attorney at Law." Anyway, Annabelle had been with this employer since 2002, but she was fired in January 2025, allegedly in retaliation for internally objecting to certain FMLA policies that the company adopted in January 2025 and also for complaining to the U.S. Department of Labor about those policies. BACKGROUND At this early stage, all we have is Annabelle's lawsuit. The employer has not yet had a chance to respond. Here's what she says (...