A former employee at a hospital in Texarakana is suing the hospital, Christus St. Michael Health System, for wrongful termination and violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act.

According to the lawsuit, the employee began working as an admissions clerk in April 2007.  After her son's disability needed more attention, she applied for and was granted intermittent leave under the FMLA.  When the admissions clerk returned to work, she was subsequently terminated from her position for excessive tardies.

The lawsuit states that "Plantiff should not have been terminated because her son's needs required Plantiff's care, she had been approved for intermittent leave and had not exhausted leave, and she followed all of Defendant's policies with respect to notification."

Contact the Houston family and medical leave lawyers of Ross Law Group at 713-482-6910 today, if you or someone you know has questions about qualifying for family or medical leave.