After becoming pregnant, an employee took occasional FMLA leave to attend medical appointments. The employee subsequently received

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After becoming pregnant, an employee took occasional FMLA leave to attend medical appointments. The employee subsequently received a doctor's slip diagnosing her with pregnancy and gestational edema and identifying her as totally disabled from that date until "6 wks post partum." The employee gave the doctor's slip, and a disability form indicating her "Estimated" return to work date as "6 wk post partum" and her "Expected" delivery date to the employer. FMLA leave was granted. The woman delivered her baby and was cleared to return to work seven weeks after the birth of her child. When the employee returned to work, she had taken FMLA leave for a total of 57 workdays during the relevant 12 month period. She was informed by her employer that she had been expected back at work six weeks after giving birth—and not seven. As such, the employer applied attendance points for each day the employee failed to report to work or notify management of her absence. These absences led the employer, in accordance with its attendance policy, to terminate the employee. She sued. What should the court decide? Why?
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