Lepore v. National Tool & Manufacturing Co.

PEE CUEIAM.

We affirm substantially for the reasons set forth in Judge Conley’s thoughtful opinion. In affirming, we note that the Appellate Division opinion is supported by the subsequent decision of the United States Supreme Court in Lingle v. Norge Division of Magic Chef, Inc., 486 U.S. 399, —, 108 S.Ct. 1877, 1883, 100 L.Ed. 2d 410, 420-21 (1988). There, the Court held that an employee covered by a collective-bargaining agreement could bring an action for wrongful discharge that violates independent state law. Here, the Appellate Division concluded that at the time of respondent’s…