Legal Opinion
St. Thomas-St. John Hotel & Tourism Ass'n v. Government of the United States Virgin Islands ex rel. Virgin Islands Department of Labor
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided June 2, 1999No. D.C. Civil No. 1999-54PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Chief fudge.
MEMORANDUM
INTRODUCTION
Procedural Posture
Plaintiffs have sued to enjoin the Government of the Virgin Islands ["government"] from conducting any preliminary or formal hearings on wrongful discharge claims premised on the Virgin Islands Wrongful Discharge Act ["WDA"], VI. Code Ann. tit. 24, § 76, based on this Court's earlier ruling that federal labor law preempts the WDA. See Bell v. Chase Manhattan Bank, Civil No. 1997-129, _ F. Supp. 2d _, 1999 WL 86821 (D.V.I. Feb. 2, 1999). The plaintiffs' request for a temporary restraining order ["TRO"] against the Virgin Islands…
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3Cited by10 opinions
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