{"id":40135,"date":"2019-02-23T15:48:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T20:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=40135"},"modified":"2019-02-23T15:48:08","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T20:48:08","slug":"a-federal-court-decision-that-kept-teasing-at-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=40135","title":{"rendered":"A federal court decision that kept teasing at me&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I read through John Ross&#8217;s summary of federal court decisions on the Volokh Report blog, looking, as always, for something that grabbed me.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, there were a few. But in the end I decided none of them was curious enough to print here.<\/p>\n<p>Several hours passed. I was wiling away my afternoon on Twitter, when something popped up in my head. This is it, below. See if you feel the way I did about it:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Intelligence officer works long hours managing high stress situation\u2014Edward Snowden. She&#8217;s diagnosed with depression; her once &#8220;outstanding&#8221; performance deteriorates. She takes medical leave, is recommended for another position by an interview panel but is blocked by management. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ca4.uscourts.gov\/opinions\/171943.P.pdf\">Fourth Circuit<\/a>: Her claim that the agency interfered with her ability to take FMLA medical leave ought to go to trial.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t manage a high stress situation, but Edward Snowden drives me nuts, too. And I&#8217;m sitting far, far away from him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I read through John Ross&#8217;s summary of federal court decisions on the Volokh Report blog, looking, as always, for something that grabbed me. Oh, there were a few. 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