Court Opinion

ID: 3026544
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2015-10-13 22:36:06.302279+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:22:43.781434
License: Public Domain

PER CURIAM.
 

  Jennifer O’Donnell took three days leave from the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) to care for her dying mother-in-law and three days leave to attend the funeral. After the YMCA denied her request for paid leave, O’Donnell brought this lawsuit under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The district court granted summary judgment in the YMCA’s favor, concluding the Act does not cover leave for in-laws, and O’Donnell did not have an objectively reasonable belief the leave was covered to support her retaliation claim. On appeal, O’Donnell asserts she had a reasonable belief the Act covered her absence because coworkers told her the Act covers leave for in-laws. We agree with the district court that the Act does not cover O’Donnell’s leave, and O’Donnell failed to show she had an objectively reasonable belief that the leave was covered. We affirm for the reasons stated by the district court.
  
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   The Honorable James C. England, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Missouri.