Legal Opinion
Betty v. Brooks & Perkins
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided August 24, 1994No. 96538, (Calendar No. 5)PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGriffin, J.
We must decide whether plaintiff’s state-law claim of employer race and sex discrimination is preempted by §301 of the federal Labor Management Relations Act (lmra).1 Because her action, based upon the Michigan Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.2101 et seq.; MSA 3.548(101) et seq., is independent, and resolution does not require interpretation of the collective-bargaining agreement between plaintiff’s union and her employer, we conclude that the claim is not preempted by federal law.
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Plaintiff Carnell Betty is a black female who began working for defendant Brooks & Perkins2 as a welder in 1979. She…
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