context: The Seventh Circuit has not directly addressed whether internal complaints are protected activity under the FLSA's retaliation provision, though we have reviewed two cases involving internal complaints without commenting on the matter.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 152 F.3d 729, 731, 734-36
citation_a.parenthetical: reversing a denial of punitive damages in a case where an employee had been discharged after complaining to the company president
citation_a.sentence: See Scott v. Sunrise Healthcare Corp., 195 F.3d 938, 940-41 (7th Cir.1999) (affirming dismissal of FLSA retaliation case because plaintiff had not shown a causal connection between her complaints and her later discharge); see also Shea v. Galaxie Lumber Constr. Co., 152 F.3d 729, 731, 734-36 (7th Cir.1998) (reversing a denial of punitive damages in a case where an employee had been discharged after complaining to the company president).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 195 F.3d 938, 940-41
citation_b.parenthetical: affirming dismissal of FLSA retaliation case because plaintiff had not shown a causal connection between her complaints and her later discharge
citation_b.sentence: See Scott v. Sunrise Healthcare Corp., 195 F.3d 938, 940-41 (7th Cir.1999) (affirming dismissal of FLSA retaliation case because plaintiff had not shown a causal connection between her complaints and her later discharge); see also Shea v. Galaxie Lumber Constr. Co., 152 F.3d 729, 731, 734-36 (7th Cir.1998) (reversing a denial of punitive damages in a case where an employee had been discharged after complaining to the company president).