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Checking The "Trigger-Happy" Congress: The Extraterritorial Extension Of Federal Employment Laws Requires Prudence, Derek G. Barella Jul 1994

Checking The "Trigger-Happy" Congress: The Extraterritorial Extension Of Federal Employment Laws Requires Prudence, Derek G. Barella

Indiana Law Journal

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Extending Excelsior, Leonard Bierman Apr 1994

Extending Excelsior, Leonard Bierman

Indiana Law Journal

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Struggling Through The Thicket: Section 301 And The Washington Supreme Court, Mark L. Adams Jan 1994

Struggling Through The Thicket: Section 301 And The Washington Supreme Court, Mark L. Adams

Articles by Maurer Faculty

In this article, Professor Adams examines preemption doctrine under section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, focusing primarily on the Washington Supreme Court's 1992 decision in Commodore v. University Mechanical Contractors, Inc. The author traces the history of section 301 cases, comparing two different theories regarding its correct application. Under one theory, an employee's state law claim will be preempted if the underlying right is negotiable or if the employer's defenses implicate the collective bargaining agreement. Under the second theory, an employee's state law claim is preempted only when the right at issue derives from the provisions of a …