Panel Favors School District over Coach in FMLA Case

A panel of judges from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court’s decision that favored a basketball coach, who alleged that his employer violated the Family and Medical Leave Act when it reduced his coaching supplement.   In short, the panel found that the plaintiff received more pay than he deserved and, thus, “was not prejudiced by the reduction in the coaching supplement after he returned from leave.”   Milton Harris was a veteran teacher and coach in