Employer’s ‘Honest Suspicion’ of FMLA Abuse Enough to Dismiss FMLA Claims

Carrier Corp. had enough of its employees abusing FMLA leave, so it played the ultimate trump card — the Company hired a private investigator to conduct surveillance on 35 employees who were suspected FMLA abusers. One of the 35 was Daryl Scruggs, who served as a brazier (one who torches parts into fan coils) for the Company.