Flores v. United Air Lines, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

NAKAMURA, J.

The question in this appeal is whether the State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations could act on the unlawful discharge complaint filed by Marie Flores against her former employer, United Air Lines, Inc. The Circuit Court of the First Circuit agreed with the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations that the department had no jurisdiction over the matter because United was party to a collective bargaining agreement which prevented the continued employment or reemployment of Marie Flores. Upon a review of the record and relevant statutory…