Legal Opinion
Webb-Weber v. Community Action for Human Services, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 13, 2014PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
Labor Law § 740 (2), commonly referred to as the “whistle-blower statute,” provides, in relevant part, that “[a]n employer shall not take any retaliatory personnel action against an employee because such employee . . . discloses, or threatens to disclose to a supervisor or to a public body an activity, policy or practice of the employer that is in violation of law, rule or regulation” that either “creates and presents a substantial and specific danger to the public health or safety, or . . . constitutes health care fraud” (Labor Law § 740 [2] [a]). The narrow…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Remba v. Federation Employment & Guidance ServiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Bordell v. General Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Connolly v. Harry Macklowe Real Estate Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Deshpande v. TJH Medical Services, P.C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Carillo v. Stony Brook UniversityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
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