United States First Circuit

In a class action, brought by unionized nurses against their employer for unpaid wages and overtime pay in state court and removed to federal court, the district court's denial of plaintiffs' motion to remand and grant of defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings is affirmed where: 1) the action was properly removed to federal court under the doctrine of complete preemption for claims interpreting collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), under section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act; and 2) judgment on the pleadings for defendants was proper because the CBA required plaintiffs to first raise their wage claims through the given grievance procedure.

Appellate Information

• Published 2016/08/23

Judges

• LIPEZ

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel