3rd Circuit Reinstates State Law Claims In Suit Over Crossing Picket Lines

Mealey's (December 12, 2018, 4:04 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — Temporary workers hired to work during a lockout may seek wages for the time spent from their hotel, through the picket lines and to the worksite under Pennsylvania state law, but not under federal or Oregon law, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Dec. 10 (Ralph Smith, et al. v. Allegheny Technologies, Inc., et al., No. 18-1707, 3rd Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 34700)....