Hinton v. Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from the judgment entered by the trial court granting his former employer’s motion to dismiss his wrongful discharge action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Plaintiff argues that, as a supervisor, his claims are not preempted by the National Labor Relations Act and that he has no standing to bring an action before the National Labor Relations Board. We affirm.

Plaintiff, David L. Hinton, filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, against defendant, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, to recover damages for wrongful discharge in…