Retaliation Claims over Need for Future FMLA Leave Sent to Jury

The plaintiff presented an initial, or prima-facie, case that her employer retaliated against her for needing FMLA leave: She suffered an adverse employment action when she was terminated, she was engaged in statutorily protected conduct in stating that she would have an unforeseeable need for FMLA leave, and she showed a causal connection between her need for future FMLA leave and her termination.
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