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BYRD v. VOCA CORP. OF WASHINGTON, D.C.

Nos. 05-CV-778, 05-CV-803.

962 A.2d 927 (2008)

Kathie BYRD and Lisha Quarles, Appellants, v. VOCA CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON, D.C., Appellee. Michelle Monroe, Appellant, v. VOCA Corporation of Washington, D.C., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 31, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie D. Alderman III, with whom T. Cary Devorsetz and Sundeep Hora were on the brief, for appellants.

Steven Sarfatti, Washington, for appellees.

Jonathan L. Gould filed a brief amicus curiae for the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association in support of appellants.

Before FISHER, Associate Judge, and WAGNER and SCHWELB, Senior Judges.

WAGNER, Senior Judge:

Appellants, Kathie Byrd, Lisha Quarles, and Michelle Monroe, sued their former employer, appellee, VOCA Corporation of Washington, D.C., for wrongful termination of employment based on public policy grounds. The trial court granted appellee summary judgment, having concluded that appellants' remedy for wrongful discharge was preempted by § 301(a) of the National Labor Relations Act of 1947 (NLRA), 29 U.S.C. § 185(a) (2001). The trial...

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