Article: Discussing health problem triggers FMLA.(Out Front)(Brief article)

Byline: D. Diane Hatch, James E. Hall, Mark T. Kobata, Marty Denis

James Sarnowski, former service manager for New Jersey limousine company Air Brook, was fired eight days after he told his supervisor that he might need a second coronary artery bypass surgery. He had already undergone a quintuple coronary artery bypass surgery in October 2002, for which he took six weeks of leave from work. In December 2002, Air Brook gave Sarnowski a written warning regarding his work performance. Citing performance problems, Air Brook fired Sarnowski in April of 2003-shortly after Sarnowski told his supervisor that he might need an additional six weeks of leave for another heart ...

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