LINGLE TEST

Lingle test.Labor law. A test for determining whether a union member’s state-law claim against the employer is preempted by the Labor–Management Relations Act, the controlling principle being that if the state-law claim can be resolved without interpreting the collective-bargaining agreement, then there is no preemption. Lingle v. Norge Division of Magic Chef, Inc., 486 U.S. 399, 108 S.Ct. 1877 (1988). See MARCUS MODEL; WHITE MODEL.
[Blacks Law 8th]