Legal Opinion
Andrews v. Kowa Printing Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 4, 2004No. 4-03-0885PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Appleton
Defendants, Kowa Printing Corporation (Kowa Printing), Thomas W. Kowa, and Huston-Patterson Corporation (Huston-Patterson), appeal the trial court’s judgment awarding plaintiffs vacation and severance pay. Plaintiffs are former union employees of Kowa Printing. Defendants argue plaintiffs’ claims are preempted by federal law due to the existence of a collective-bargaining agreement and that the provisions of federal law require the employees to exhaust all grievance procedures before filing suit. In the alternative, defendants Kowa and Huston-Patterson claim they are not “employers” within…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by30 opinions
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