Legal Opinion
Ace Electrical Contractors, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union Number 292
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 14, 2005No. 04-1505PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
The question presented is whether Minnesota’s public policy against discrimination in employment on the basis of age, Minn.Stat. § 363A.08 Subds. 1, 2 (Supp. 2003), prohibits a negotiated employee age ratio in a collective bargaining agreement that requires 1 out of every 5 electrical *898workers in a unionized shop to be 50 years of age or over. The district court1 concluded that the age ratio requirement cannot be enforced because it violates the clearly defined public policy articulated in the Minnesota Human Rights Act (“MHRA”), Minn.Stat. §§'363A.01-363A.41 (Supp.2003).…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Ace Electrical Contractors, Inc. v. International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers, Local Union Number 292Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005