Vitullo v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 206

¶1 The Appellant, Charles J. Vitullo (Vitullo), brought this action in the Montana First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, seeking compensatory and punitive damages for wrongful discharge from employment by the Respondent, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 206 (IBEW), in violation of § 39-2-904(l)-(3), MCA (1999). The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of IBEW, concluding that the Montana Wrongful Discharge From Employment Act, § 39-2-901 et seq., MCA, was preempted by the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA), 29…