''Ragsdale v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc.'', 535 U.S. 81 (2002), is a
U.S. labor law case, concerning the scope of
federal preemption
In the law of the United States, federal preemption is the invalidation of a U.S. state law that conflicts with federal law. The rules of preemption seek to restrict it to only where it is explicit or necessary. In the course of adjudicating ...
against state law for
labor rights
Labor rights or workers' rights are both legal rights and human rights relating to labor relations between workers and employers. These rights are codified in national and international labor and employment law. In general, the ...
.
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Facts
Ragsdale claimed her job was unjustly terminated. The Department of Labor had a penalty to make employers notify employees of the rules for securing more generous family or medical leave, than existed under the
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) is a United States labor law requiring covered employers to provide employees with job-protected, unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. The FMLA was a major part of President Bill ...
(FMLA) guarantees employees 12 weeks unpaid leave.
Opinion of the Court
The Supreme Court held by five to four that the FMLA precluded the right of the Department of Labor to draft penalty rules.
Dissent
Justice O'Connor dissented (joined by Justices Ginsburg, Souter, and Breyer) holding that nothing prevented the rule, and it was the Department of Labor's job to enforce the law.
See also
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United States labor law
United States labor law sets the rights and duties for employees, labor unions, and employers in the US. Labor law's basic aim is to remedy the " inequality of bargaining power" between employees and employers, especially employers "organized in ...
References
External links
* {{caselaw source
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, justia =https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/535/81/
, loc =http://cdn.loc.gov/service/ll/usrep/usrep535/usrep535081/usrep535081.pdf
, oyez =https://www.oyez.org/cases/2001/00-6029
, other_source1 = WorldLII
, other_url1 =http://www.worldlii.org/us/cases/federal/USSC/2002/557.html
United States labor case law
United States Supreme Court cases
United States Supreme Court cases of the Rehnquist Court
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