Aformer teacher’s assistant could pursue his interference and retaliation claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) because he properly alleged he was eligible for FMLA leave and argued his employer school district miscalculated the amount of leave time he used, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled.
The Maywood Melrose Park Broadview School District hired Cleon Jones in 2013. In February 2016, Jones applied for FMLA leave to care for his ill mother, who was diagnosed with cancer.
