Second Circuit Lowers Bar for Causation in FMLA Retaliation Claims

Posted on July 30, 2017July 31, 2017 by 21cpw

By Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. July 27, 2017 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently ruled that to advance a viable claim for retaliation under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), an employee need only demonstrate that exercising his or her rights under the FMLA, such as taking…