August 04, 2026
The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday revived a Virginia commonwealth's attorney's qualified immunity bid in a Family and Medical Leave Act firing suit, finding the law did not clearly require him to let an employee fix a disputed medical certification before contacting the provider.
November 14, 2025
The Family and Medical Leave Act doesn't contemplate qualified immunity, a former Virginia city assistant attorney told the Fourth Circuit on Thursday, arguing that a municipal attorney cannot appeal a federal court's decision to let his FMLA suit go to trial.
September 12, 2025
A Virginia federal judge erred by allowing a Family and Medical Leave Act suit against a municipal attorney to head to trial, the attorney said Friday, asking the Fourth Circuit to hold that he is immune from suit.