Carpenter v. Refrigeration Sales Corp.

How courts have described this case

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• ruling that head of human resources department was \employer\ under Family and Medical Leave Act
• holding that, while the Sixth Circuit has not addressed the issue of individual liability under the FMLA, a majority of courts have, concluded that such liability exists
• noting that the majority view is that supervisors and managers may be held individually liable, and providing citations
• “[The individual defendant] administered the FMLA and spoke with Carpenter about her illness. Finally, and most significantly, he made the decision to terminate Carpenter . . . .” (emphasis added)

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