The plaintiff worked as an acute hemodialysis nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital for about five years, when she initiated an FMLA leave for a disability and later extended her FMLA leave for a non-occupational work injury. When the plaintiff sought to return to work by a previously agreed date of return, however, the employer denied plaintiff's reinstatement in a cursory phone conversation, despite her physician's written consent to plaintiff's return to work. Defendants instead gave the plaintiff's job to a nurse the hospital admitted was "unqualified to perform dialysis" at the time plaintiff sought reinstatement.
After a four day trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of this nurse in the amount of $1.24M for front pay and back pay. The verdict is also subject to statutory prejudgment and post judgment interest. Plaintiff can also recover reasonable attorneys’ fees under the FMLA, however there is no recovery for emotional distress damages under the FMLA.
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