Ninth Circuit Clarifies Parameters for Preemption Analysis Under Section 301 of LMRA | Practical Law
In Kobold v. Good Samaritan Reg'l Med. Ctr., the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the federal Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA) preempts a state law claim if the claim involves a right that an employee is granted solely based on a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) or a right that is "substantially dependent" on a CBA.