Johnson v. Humphreys, No. 18-3578 (8th Cir. 2020)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment in favor of UPS, holding that plaintiff's action alleging that he was fired because of his race in violation of the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993 was preempted under the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA). In this case, plaintiff's claim depended on interpreting the collective bargaining agreement provisions, and thus was completely preempted under the LMRA. Therefore, the district court did not err by denying plaintiff's motion to remand to state court or in granting judgment for UPS.
Court Description: [Kobes, Author, with Shepherd and Grasz, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Labor Management Relations Act. The Labor Management Relations Act completely preempted plaintiff's action alleging defendants fired him because of his race in violation of the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993; the district court did not err in finding it had jurisdiction over the removed action and did not err in denying plaintiff's motion for remand to state court or in granting judgment for defendants.
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