United States Seventh Circuit

A labor arbitration award had an adequate basis in the parties' collective bargaining agreement, and the arbitrator did not exceed his contractual authority as both parties agreed to allow him to apply the Family and Medical Leave Act in resolving the dispute.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/30/2002
• Decided 07/17/2003
• Published 07/17/2003

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Gerald A. Golden (argued), Jennifer A. Hardgrove, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Rudolph L. Milasich (argued), United Steelworkers of America Asst. General Counsel, Pittsburgh, PA, for Defendants-Appellants.