Legal Opinion
Arthur Leroy Smith v. BellSouth Telecommunications
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 27, 2001No. 00-15708PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents an issue of first impression in this Circuit: whether a former employee who alleges that his employer retaliated against him in its decision not to rehire him should be considered an “employee” under the enforcement provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) that provides for a private right of action “against any employer ... by any one or more employees.” 29 U.S.C. § 2617(a)(2). The district court held that Arthur Leroy Smith, a former BellSouth employee who applied for reemployment, lacked standing to bring suit because the FMLA…
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