
    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.
   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.  