A car salesperson was fired after he missed thirteen days of work to receive treatment for a ruptured disc in his back. The salesperson had worked at this large dealership for five years and then left to work elsewhere. Five years later he returned to the original dealership. After seven and a half months on the job, during which he worked full-time (averaging forty-eight hours per week), the employee suffered the back problem that led to his termination for missed work. He sued. Was the salesperson eligible for FMLA leave?