Ragsdale v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

Ragsdale v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
Argued January 7, 2002
Decided March 19, 2002
Full case nameRagsdale, et al. v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
Docket no.00-6029
Citations535 U.S. 81 (more)
122 S. Ct. 1155; 152 L. Ed. 2d 167
Case history
Prior218 F.3d 933 (8th Cir. 2000); cert. granted, 533 U.S. 928 (2001).
Holding
29 CFR 825.700(a) is contrary to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and beyond authority of the Secretary of Labor. United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reverse and remanded.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityKennedy, joined by Rehnquist, Stevens, Scalia, Thomas
DissentO'Connor, joined by Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer

Ragsdale v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc., 535 U.S. 81 (2002), is a U.S. labor law case, concerning the scope of federal preemption against state law for labor rights.