Ninth Circuit: The Federal Railway Labor Act Does Not Necessarily Preempt State Leave Laws
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APPLIES TO All Employers with AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands Employees |
EFFECTIVE August 1, 2018 |
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In Alaska Airlines v. Shurke, the Ninth Circuit stated that because an employee’s state law claim did not arise entirely from or require interpretation of the employee’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the employee’s Washington Family Care Act (WFCA) claim was not preempted.