A woman who was fired after accompanying her dying mother on a vacation can move forward with a lawsuit against her former employer, a federal appeals court ruled.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel issued an opinion in the case Beverly Ballard brought against the Chicago Park District under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
The 7th Circuit panel upheld a district court’s ruling denying the park district’s motion for summary judgment.
Neither the appeals panel nor U.S. District Judge Edmond E. …