The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Ohio ruled Thursday that under the Family Medical Leave Act, if an employee returning from sick leave can perform the essential function of his previous or an equivalent position, the right to restoration is triggered on the employee's timely return from leave.
In Hoge v. Honda Of America Mfg. (09/16/04 - No. 03-3452, 03-3477), Hoge, a production
associate at Honda's East Liberty Ohio plant, sustained a back
injury in a non-work related car accident. She was
hospitalized, took an extended leave of absence from her job,
and returned to work in Mar...
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