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BECKWITH v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

Nos. 89-1476, 89-1518.

889 F.2d 344 (1989)

Daniel BECKWITH, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., Defendant, Appellant. Daniel BECKWITH, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 16, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret Coughlin LePage with whom Charles S. Einsiedler, Jr., and Pierce, Atwood, Scribner, Allen, Smith & Lancaster, Portland, Me., were on brief, for United Parcel Service, Inc.

James B. Haines, Jr., with whom Susan L. Mansfield and Black, Lambert, Coffin & Haines, Portland, Me., were on brief, for Daniel Beckwith.

James E. Tierney, Atty. Gen., and Thomas D. Warren, Deputy Atty. Gen., Augusta, Me., were on brief for the State of Me., amicus curiae.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.

COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

The primary question in these appeals is whether federal labor law preempts a Maine statute that prohibits employers from satisfying claims against their employees through payroll deductions required as a condition of employment. The district court upheld the state provision, 703 F.Supp. 138, and we agree that the statute is not inconsistent with federal law. We also affirm the district court's judgment...

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