United States Seventh Circuit
Bhd. of Maint. of Way Employees v. CSX Transp., Inc., 06-2744
In a suit alleging that railroad carriers violated collective bargaining rights by substituting contractual leave for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), judgment for plaintiffs is affirmed where the FMLA does not allow the carriers to violate contractual obligations protected by the Railway Labor Act regarding paid vacation and personal leave time.
Appellate Information
- Argued 01/03/2007
- Decided 03/02/2007
- Published 03/02/2007
Judges
- EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before KANNE, ROVNER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Dale D. Pierson, Countryside, IL, John A. Edmond, Carmen R. Parcelli (argued), Guerrieri, Edmond & Clayman, Washington, DC, Charles A. Collins, St. Paul, MN, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Donald J. Munro (argued), Goodwin Procter, Washington, DC, Daniel J. Mohan, Daley & Mohan, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.