Robert Brown v. Illinois Central Railroad Company

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• holding that Americans with Disabilities Act claim was preempted by the RLA where plaintiffs claim “requires a potentially dispositive interpretation of the CBA’s seniority provisions”
• concluding that the RLA precluded a plaintiff's claim because \the heart of the dispute between the parties [wa]s a disagreement over the interpretation of some part of the CBA\
• concluding that the RLA precluded a plaintiff’s claim because “the heart of the dispute between the parties [wa]s a disagreement over the interpretation of some part of the CBA”
• finding that the RLA precluded the plaintiff’s ADA claim because the claim “depends in one crucial respect upon interpretation of the” applicable CBA, and that interpretation “could conclusively resolve” the claim
• explaining that if a federal claim depends on the interpretation of a CBA for its resolution, then the claim is not independent of the CBA, regardless of its source, and is precluded by the RLA
• noting dispute over meaning of seven-day work week requirement as set forth in CBA

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