FMLA: Employee has 3 years to sue if violation is 'willful'.

• Position: Legal Briefs

When Melody returned from FMLA leave after giving birth, she was assigned only menial tasks. Then she received a poor review (after years of great reviews) and was fired. She filed an FMLA retaliation lawsuit more than two years later, but less than three. The court sent the case to trial, saying the employee had up to three years to sue (not just two) because the violation could prove...