Labor law. The doctrine prohibiting state regulation of an area of labor activity or management–union relations that Congress has intentionally left unregulated. Lodge 76, Int’l Ass’n of Machinists v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Comm’n, 427 U.S. 132, 96 S.Ct. 2548 (1976). [Cases: Labor Relations 45. C.J.S. Labor Relations § 23.]
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Garmon preemption. Labor law. A doctrine prohibiting state and local regulation of activities that are actually or arguably (1) protected by the National Labor Relations Act’s rules relating to the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively, or (2) prohibited by the National Labor Relations Act’s provision that governs unfair labor practices. San Diego
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