Legal Opinion
Burnett v. Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided February 2, 2007No. 96,793PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Davis, J.:
This case comes before us on a certified question from the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, pursuant to K.S.A. 60-3201. Karen Barnett filed suit in federal court against her former employer, Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. (Southwestern Bell), alleging that she was wrongfully terminated in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. § 2611 et seq. (2000), and § 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1140 (2000).
Southwestern Bell moved to dismiss Barnett’s ERISA…
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