Bordell v. General Electric Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mercure, J.
On this appeal, plaintiff urges us to construe New York’s so-called "Whistleblowers’ Statute” (Labor Law § 740) so as to extend its protection to employees harboring a mere "reasonable belief’ that "an activity, policy or practice of the employer * * * is in violation of law, rule or regulation” (Labor Law § 740 [2] [a]).
Plaintiff, formerly employed by defendant General Electric Company (hereinafter GE) as a health physicist at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, alleges that he was discharged from his employment for informing the Department of Energy…
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