Legal Opinion
Germanowski v. Harris
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 12, 2017No. 16-1306PPublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.
Heidi Germanowski challenges the district court’s order dismissing claims that her former employer violated her rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2611-2654. According to Germanowski, the facts pleaded in her complaint plausibly allege that her supervisor fired her because she sought leave protected by the FMLA. We disagree and thus affirm.
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Because this appeal follows a dismissal pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, we accept as true all well-pleaded facts in Germanowski’s complaint and draw all…
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