Black v. Employee Solutions, Inc.

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Jerry Black, Raymond Brown, John Hamilton and Harold Udovich (the “Employees”) appeal from the order denying their motion for summary judgment and granting summary judgment in favor of Employee Solutions, Inc. (“ESI”).1 The trial court dismissed the Employees’ complaint concluding that the Employees’ state law wage claims were preempted by federal law and that, insofar as the claims originated from a collective bargaining agreement, they were subject to arbitration. We address one dispositive issue: whether ESI was an employer subject to wage claims…