Navy Contractor Accused Of Firing Engineer Over FMLA Time

Law360 (Aug. 17, 2021, 1:08 p.m. EDT) – A U.S. Navy contractor has illegally dismissed an engineer who requested leave to care for his Parkinson’s wife, according to a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania federal court .

A former Fluor Marine Propulsion LLC engineer said Monday that his supervisor warned him not to take time off to care for his wife, whose Parkinson’s disease is progressing, and then fired him for doing what against Violated the Family Medical Leave Act.

After losing his job, Robert Reid suffered “great economic loss, future incapacity, missed opportunities, loss of future wages, as well as emotional distress, humiliation, pain and …

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