Legal Opinion
Lingle v. Norge Division of Magic Chef, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 6, 1988No. 87-259PublishedCited by 1,793 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
In Illinois an employee who is discharged for filing a worker’s compensation claim may recover compensatory and punitive damages from her employer. The question presented in this case is whether an employee covered by a collective-bargaining agreement that provides her with a contractual remedy for discharge without just cause may enforce her state-law remedy for retaliatory discharge.. The Court of Appeals held that the application of the state tort remedy was pre-empted by § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, 61 Stat. 156, 29 U. S. C. § 185. 823 F. 2d 1031 (CA7 1987) (en…
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