Johnson v. Fayette County, Tennessee

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS.

DONALD, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the motion of Defendant Jimmie German to dismiss Plaintiff Miffie Johnson’s employment discrimination complaint. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant violated the Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq (“FMLA”), when Plaintiff was terminated after taking a leave of absence to tend to her mental illness. Defendant asserts that the complaint should be dismissed as to him because he is not Plaintiffs employer, and therefore may not be sued for violations of the FMLA in his individual or…