Legal Opinion
Jennifer Sloan v. American Brain Tumor Associati
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 27, 2018No. 18-1103PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sykes, Circuit Judge.
*893 Jennifer Sloan sued her former employer, the American Brain Tumor Association ("the Association"), for unlawful retaliation in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA" or "the Act"), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq. The district judge dismissed the complaint and we affirm. Sloan's allegations, even generously construed, do not remotely support a claim that the Association retaliated against her for asserting rights protected by the Act.
I. Background
This case comes to us from a dismissal on the pleadings, see FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6), so we recount the facts as alleged…
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