Whistleblowers are protected under a variety of state and federal laws. In New York, there is New York Labor Law §740, which has been amended in 2020 and 2021 to improve protections for New York whistleblowers. With those amendments, in the healthcare field in particular, a 2020 amendment to the statute expanded the scope of…

Normally, when I write regarding employment and or commercial matters, my focus is on the New York courts, and rightfully so. The decisions in these cases are either controlling and/or extremely persuasive and this is where I practice. However, sometimes cases from across the country with interesting outcomes have some relevance to New York businesses.…