Wright Electric, Inc. v. Ouellette

OPINION

HUDSON, Judge.

Appellants Thomas Ouellette, Michael J. Priem, and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 292 (IBEW), argue that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) preempts respondent Wright Electric, Inc.’s (Wright Electric) claims because Ouellette’s conduct of falsifying his employment application to Wright Electric is arguably protected by the NLRA. Wright Electric contends that its claims should proceed in state court because the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals previously rejected IBEW’s argument that Wright…