Legal Opinion
Denise Travis v. Gary Community Mental Health Center, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 31, 1991No. 90-1412PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Elliott Cunningham filed suit contending that the Gary Community Mental Health Center, Inc., had not afforded him promised vacation, sick, and holiday pay, and had retaliated against him when he invoked his rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The FLSA forbids retaliation. 29 U.S.C. § 215(a)(3). Cunningham subpoenaed Denise Travis, his immediate supervisor, to be a witness at trial. Travis’s testimony was helpful to Cunningham, who prevailed. Within the month, the Center fired both Cunningham and Travis. Travis was on leave expecting a child; the Center…
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