06-09-11 SARA LAPIDOTH VS. TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. A-1545-09T1
We reverse the grant of summary judgment to defendant- employer, holding that although plaintiff's year-long maternity leave was not covered by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 2612 to 2654, or the New Jersey Family Leave Act, N.J.S.A. 34:11B-1 to -16, a reasonable employee could interpret the two letters sent by defendant authorizing plaintiff's tenth maternity leave as a promise of reinstatement.
