Legal Opinion
Spata v. Smith's Food & Drug Centers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 2, 2007No. 05-17171PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
I. BACKGROUND
Cheryl Spata (“Spata”) appeals the district court’s order granting summary judg*649ment in favor of Smith’s Food & Drug Centers, Inc. (“Smith’s”) on Spata’s claim of retaliation in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 215(a)(3), and her public policy employment tort claim under Nevada law. Spata has been an employee of Smith’s since 1994, working her way from cashier to a managerial position. In October of 2003, Spata was demoted back to a cashier. She alleges that the demotion was in retaliation for her complaints of mold in the workplace and…
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