10th Circuit: NLRA Statute Of Limitations Applies To Unions’ Arbitration Suit

Mealey's (May 6, 2020, 9:57 AM EDT) -- DENVER — A lawsuit filed by a union and its local nearly two years after employers refused to arbitrate a grievance is subject to the National Labor Relations Act’s (NLRA) six-month statute of limitations and not Utah’s six-year statute, a 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled April 21, joining 10 other circuits in its holding (United Government Security Offers of America International Union, et al. v. American Eagle Protective Service Corp., et al., No. 19-4084, 10th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 12700)....