Legal Opinion

Minor v. Bostwick Laboratories, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided January 27, 2012No. 10-1258PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge AGEE joined.

OPINION

DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Kathy Minor appeals from the Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of her claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) antiretaliation provision, 29 U.S.C. § 215(a)(3). The district court held that complaints made within a company are unprotected by the antiretaliation provision, and that because Minor alleged only that her termination was in retaliation for reporting alleged FLSA violations internally to her employer, her complaint…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Christensen v. Harris CountySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Schweiker v. ChilickySupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by51 opinions

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