Connecticut Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Legal Decisions

September 26, 2019
Laura Howard-Elliot v. Stamford Hospital (PDF)
Employer had a legitimate non-discriminatory reason for terminating Complainant’s employment.

September 12, 2019
Christine Clarke v. Ledgecrest Health Care Center, Inc. (PDF)
Employer had a legitimate non-discriminatory reason for terminating Complainant’s employment.

June 30, 2017
Holly Dick v. The Center for Advance Pediatrics (PDF)
The Complainant failed to prove that the employer interfered with, or retaliated against her for exercising, her CTFMLA rights.

June 22, 2016
Danae Mundy v. Albertus Magnus College (PDF)
The Complainant failed to establish good cause for failing to timely file her CTFMLA complaint against the employer.

April 13, 2015
Queen Allen v. Verizon Wireless (PDF)
The Complainant failed to prove that the employer interfered with, or retaliated against her for exercising, her CTFMLA rights.

April 19, 2011
Tracey Brown v. Sam’s Club (PDF)
Case dismissed due to the Complainant’s failure to prosecute the matter by failing to appear at the hearing.

January 7, 2011
Christopher Corso v. Engineering Services & Products (PDF)
Employer had a legitimate non-discriminatory reason for terminating Complainant’s employment due to economic reasons.

May 12, 2010 (date of proposed decision)
Howard Williams v. Colt Manufacturing (PDF)
The Complainant failed to establish good cause for failing to timely file his CTFMLA complaint against the employer.

January 15, 2009
Kimberly Foley v. Clinical Laboratory Partners (PDF, 560KB)
Dismissal for Complainant's failure to prosecute her claim.

December 12, 2008
Paula Barta v. Yale-New Haven Hospital (PDF, 3.2MB)
Employer did not take adverse action in retaliation for FMLA and there was no constructive discharge.

 

October 22, 2008
Barbara Jamilik v. Yale University (PDF, 2.9MB)
No evidence of retaliation or interference for exercising rights under FMLA.

May 12, 2008
Joaquina Velez v. Related Management Company (PDF, 2.4MB)
Employer had less than 75 employees in Connecticut.

March 4, 2008
Robert Lewandowski v. The Hartford Financial Services Group (PDF, 1.9MB)
Employer had legitimate non-discriminatory reason for laying off the Complaintant.

August 3, 2007
Karen M. Schuster v. Mooreland Holdings LLC aka Moreland Partners LLC (PDF, 2.0MB)
Joint employment.

May 11, 2007
Aleatha Haughton v. U.S. Surgical (PDF, 2.6MB)
The Complaintant exceeded her 16 week leave and was no longer protected by the FMLA.

March 28, 2006
Christine Reynolds v. American Red Cross
The Complainant did not have protection under the CTFMLA at the time of her separation because she had already exceeded her leave entitlement under the law.

November 8, 2006
Deborah Powell v. Yale-New Haven Hospital (PDF, 338KB)
Withdrawal of complaint.

August 28, 2006
Mark Jenco v. United Airlines (PDF, 2.5MB)
The CT FMLA only applies to employers with 75 or more employees within the State of Connecticut.

August 22, 2006
Judith Baldwin v. M.J. Daly & Sons Inc. (PDF, 1.9MB)
Employee was not an “eligible employee.”

June 19, 2006
Kristina Bokon v. Bozzuto's Inc. (PDF, 5.6MB)
The Complainant met her burden of proving that the reasons proffered by the Respondent for her termination were pretextual.

June 6, 2006
Shirley Mosby v. Pitney Bowes (PDF, 225KB)
Withdrawal of complaint.



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