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 Cite as 2010 Ark. 432

10-105 RHONDA CALAWAY,PETITIONER

VS.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. and RICHARD JOHNS, M.D., RESPONDENTS November 11, 2010

CERTIFICATION OF QUESTION OF LAW FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS, WESTERN DIVISION,

THE HONORABLE SUSAN WEBBER WRIGHT, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE,

CERTIFIED QUESTION ANSWERED. 

This case involves a question of law certified to this court by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas in accordance with Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 6-8 (2010) and accepted by this court on February 12, 2010. ''See Calaway v. Practice Mgmt. Servs., Inc.'', 2010 Ark. 69. The certified question is: Can an individual supervisor be held personally liable for alleged acts of retaliation prohibited under Arkansas Code Annotated section 16-123-108(a)(Repl. 2006), the anti-retaliation provision of the Arkansas Civil Rights Act (ACRA)? We answer in the affirmative.

The certified question arises from an employment dispute filed by Rhonda Calaway against Practice Management Services, Inc. (PMS) and Richard Johns, M.D. Calaway alleges