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Employer Avoids 'Cat's Paw' Liability in FMLA Retaliation Case Through Independent Review
Poyner Spruill LLP Link to more items from this source
Oct. 18, 2022

"While assuming that a cat's paw theory can be applied in FMLA cases, the Tenth Circuit rejected [the employee's] arguments that the evidence supported a finding of liability under that theory.... The court found no evidence to demonstrate that the manager's investigation was influenced by the supervisor's alleged bias, or that the manager failed to conduct an independent review of the evidence presented." [Parker v. United Airlines, Inc., No. 21-4093 (10th Cir. Sep. 26, 2022)]  MORE >>

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