Legal Opinion
Creekmore v. Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P.
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided January 12, 2007No. 96,221PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Pierron, J.:
Diane L. Creekmore appeals the trial court decision that her claim for unpaid vacation and severance pay was preempted by the Federal Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (LMRA), 29 U.S.C. § 141 etseq., based on the collective bargaining agreement between Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P., (SBT) and the Communication Workers of America (CWA). We affirm.
The procedural facts in this case are for the most part undisputed. Creekmore was employed by SBT from March 27, 1982, through May 29, 2002. She was terminated for a stated reason of misconduct. The terms and conditions of her…
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