Watassek v. Department of Mental Health

The facts of this case are not in dispute. Plaintiff was employed as an Attendant Nurse 03 with the Department of Mental Health, from April 18, 1976, to May 20, 1976, at the Plymouth Center for Human Development (Center). While performing his duties, he began noticing acts of abuse being committed by fellow employees against the Center’s residents. He informed his superior of this behavior. Thereafter, plaintiffs relationship with his fellow workers and the Center’s administration declined and his employment at the Center was terminated. As a result of that termination, plaintiff claims that…