SMITH v. BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.

No. 00-15708.

273 F.3d 1303 (2001)

Arthur Leroy SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin L. Stewart, Jr., Heather Elizabeth Newsom, The Stewart Law Group, P.C., Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Paul T. Stagliano, Leon H. Lee, Jr., BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., Legal Dept., Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EDMONDSON and WILSON, Circuit Judges, and PAUL, District Judge.


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...

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