Case Name: Lavonne BRIGHT, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2007-11-30
Citations: 969 So. 2d 1169
Docket Number: No. 1D07-0779
Parties: Lavonne BRIGHT, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.
Judges: BARFIELD, WOLF, and HAWKES, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 969
Pages: 1169–1170

Head Matter:
Lavonne BRIGHT, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.
No. 1D07-0779.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Nov. 30, 2007.
Marie A. Mattox of Marie A. Mattox, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Brian C. Keri, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We find the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. § 2601-2654 does not preempt the award of attorney's fees to a defendant pursuant to section 768.79, Florida Statutes (2006), and Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442. See Marcy v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 921 So.2d 781 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006). AFFIRMED.
BARFIELD, WOLF, and HAWKES, JJ., concur.