The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled that an arbitration award should stand where the arbitrator did not err in finding that employee's absence was covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
In Electrolux Home Products v. United Automobile Aerospace, No. 04-4080, 08/05/2005, Deborah Cook was fired from Electrolux Home Products (Electrolux) after violating the attendance policy. Under Electrolux's policy, an employee starts out with eight points, losing points for unexcused absences and gaining points for periods without any such absences. Qualified abse...
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