KLONOSKI v. WILKIE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE RICHARD KLONOSKI, ) ) PLAINTIFF ) ) V. ) ) ROBERT WILKIE, in his official ) capacity as Secretary of the ) United States Department of ) CIVIL NO. 1:20-CV-67-DBH Veterans Affairs, ) ) AND ) ) RONNIE MARRACHE, ) ) DEFENDANTS ) DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS This decision concerns whether a Veterans Affairs (“VA”) physician can sue his employers in their official and individual capacities for retaliation under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Courts across the country uniformly understand the statute to afford a private right of action…