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he left work early during her pregnancy—with her supervisor’s okay. Seven years later, the court said she may have had every legal right to
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o so. TL;DR: The Seventh Circuit revived an FMLA interference claim brought by a former state employee who was fired after using the wrong type of paid leave to cover 30 minutes of pregnancy-related severe morning sickness. The court found genuine factual disputes and sent the case back for
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re → Fired over 30 minutes of “wrong” leave during pregnanc
y? Not so fast. In May 2017, a pregnant employee left work