Bordell v. General Electric Co.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The judgment appealed from and the order of the Appellate Division brought up for review should be affirmed, with costs.

Plaintiff was employed by General Electric Company as a health physicist at the Knolls Atomic Power Company when he reported to his superiors that, in his opinion, as many as seven employees might have been exposed to radiation levels sufficient to trigger Department of Energy (DOE) mandatory reporting requirements. Dissatisfied with the response of his supervisors, plaintiff reported his findings directly to DOE. Three weeks after contacting…