Legal Opinion

Williams v. Verizon Washington, D.C., Inc.

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 31, 2018No. Civil Action No. 2016-0932Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) RICKIE WILLIAMS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 16-cv-0932 (KBJ) ) VERIZON WASHINGTON, D.C. INC., ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Rickie Williams has filed the instant lawsuit against his longtime employer, Verizon Washington, D.C. Inc. (“Verizon”), under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”),

29 U.S.C. §§ 2601

et seq. Williams’s two-count complaint alleges that Verizon unlawfully interfered with his rights under the FMLA (Count I) and retaliated against him (Count II) when it terminated him after he returned to work…

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