Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Decided
- June 24, 1983
- Docket
- 81-1578
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
Cited 3,550 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
What later courts said
- holding that state anti-discrimination laws are not expressly preempted by ERISA insofar as they are consistent with Title VII — Kathy Kroske, an Individual v. Us Bank Corp., a Foreign Corporation Dba U.S. Bank (2005)
- holding that federal common law of ERISA preempts state law in the interpretation of ERISA benefit plans — Jorita Padfield v. Aig Life Insurance Company, a Corporation (2002)
- holding that a state law was preempted by ERISA insofar as the state law prohibited practices that were lawful under ERISA — Montalvo v. Spirit Airlines (2007)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
[*88] Justice Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.
New York’s Human Rights Law forbids discrimination in employment, including discrimination in employee benefit plans on the basis of pregnancy. The State’s Disability Benefits Law requires employers to pay sick-leave benefits to employees unable to work because of pregnancy or other nonoccupational disabilities. The question before us is whether these New York laws are pre-empted by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
The Human Rights Law, N. Y. Exec. Law §§290-301 (McKinney 1982 and Supp. 1982-1983), is a comprehensive antidiscrimination statute prohibiting, among other practices, employment discrimination on the basis of sex. § 296.1 (a). [1]
Statutes cited
- 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
- 29 U.S.C. § 1001
- 29 U.S.C. § 1051
- 29 U.S.C. § 1021
- 29 U.S.C. § 1144
- 29 U.S.C. § 1003
- 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-7
- 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5
- 29 U.S.C. § 1002
- 45 U.S.C. § 151
And 4 more sections cited in the full opinion.
Cite this
Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., 463 U.S. 85 (1983)Read the full opinion
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