Legal Opinion
Fant v. New England Power Service Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 8, 2001No. 99-2142PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
This case, arising from the 1995 termination of Bruce Fant as an employee of New England Power Service Company (NEPSCO), poses a preemption issue under § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), 29 U.S.C. § 185. Fant sought the support of his union, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 486 (IBEW), in challenging the termination, but it declined to represent him. Subsequently, Fant complained of discrimination by his employer and his un ion - to the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD). He says he withdrew his complaint from…
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