A leave admin witnessed a worker's fall but failed to give FMLA notices, 11th Cir. rules

The plaintiff tripped in a break room and injured her right knee. Her employer processed the claim as a workers' comp injury and fired the woman after she failed to pass several physical tests required to return to work. The hospital never advised the employee of her rights under the FMLA before it fired her, the court said. The plaintiff sued for interference of her rights under the federal law.
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