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- Title: Hoffman v. Professional Med Team
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Release Date : January 07, 2005
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 74 KB
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During her employment as an emergency medical technician at Professional Med Team ("PMT"), Plaintiff-Appellant Lynn Hoffman was diagnosed with migraine headaches. PMT originally granted Hoffman intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654; however, a conflict later developed over whether a medical certification form adequately documented Hoffmans need for leave. This dispute led to heated exchanges between Hoffman and her supervisor, in which Hoffman used profanity. PMT dismissed Hoffman, citing the profanity as the reason for her termination. More than two years after all relevant events, Hoffman sued, alleging that PMT interfered with her assertion of FMLA rights in violation of 29 U.S.C. § 2615(a)(1), when it denied her application for leave. Hoffman also alleged that PMT terminated her employment because of retaliation in violation of 29 U.S.C. § 2615(a)(2). Hoffman bore the burden of proving that PMT violated the statute willfully in order for her claims not to be time-barred. After a bench trial, the district court found that PMT was reasonable in rejecting Hoffmans request for leave, and that it did not willfully discriminate against her based on FMLA grounds when it discharged her. Therefore, Hoffmans claims were barred by the statute of limitations. Because the district court did not commit clear error in rejecting either Hoffmans § 2615(a)(1) interference claim or her § 2615(a)(2) retaliatory discharge claim, we affirm.