context: In the labor context, "state contract law must yield to the developing federal common law, lest common terms in bargaining agreements be given different and potentially inconsistent interpretations in different jurisdictions." As the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit observed in a similar situation, an agreement between a union and an employer regarding the terms under which an employee will return to work is "a creature wholly begotten by the [collective bargaining agreement]."
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 820 F.2d 1044, 1048-49
citation_a.parenthetical: holding that oral agreement made in connection with reinstatement should be treated as part of collective bargaining agreement
citation_a.sentence: Jones v. General Motors Corp., 939 F.2d 380, 383 (6th Cir.1991) (holding that state law claim regarding breach of settlement agreement was preempted by federal labor law); see also Davis v. Bell Atlantic-West Virginia, Inc., 110 F.3d 245, 249 (4th Cir.1997) (same); Stallcop v. Kaiser Found. Hosps., 820 F.2d 1044, 1048-49 (9th Cir.1987) (holding that oral agreement made in connection with reinstatement should be treated as part of collective bargaining agreement).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 939 F.2d 380, 383
citation_b.parenthetical: holding that state law claim regarding breach of settlement agreement was preempted by federal labor law
citation_b.sentence: Jones v. General Motors Corp., 939 F.2d 380, 383 (6th Cir.1991) (holding that state law claim regarding breach of settlement agreement was preempted by federal labor law); see also Davis v. Bell Atlantic-West Virginia, Inc., 110 F.3d 245, 249 (4th Cir.1997) (same); Stallcop v. Kaiser Found. Hosps., 820 F.2d 1044, 1048-49 (9th Cir.1987) (holding that oral agreement made in connection with reinstatement should be treated as part of collective bargaining agreement).