5th Circuit Affirms Ruling For Grocery In Suit Over Termination After Injury

( December 9, 2025, 2:24 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — In an unpublished per curiam order, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment against a former grocery worker who alleged that her employment and benefits were improperly terminated to keep her from receiving benefits under a work injury plan and a return-to-work program that were governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act....