News/Resources

The Law at Work: Must a whistleblower identify law he complains was broken?

When a ref blows the whistle on the court or playing field, he first identifies the rule he believes was violated. Must a workplace whistleblower, in blowing the whistle to his superiors, similarly have identified the rule he believes was broken to be able to assert a claim in court that he was fired because of his disclosures? The San Diego division of the California Court of Appeal recently addressed this question in reversing summary dismissal of a case brought by former Riverside County deputy district attorney Christopher Ross. In his The Law at Work column in the San Diego Union-Tribune, Shareholder Dan Eaton examines this appeal to further explain the court’s ruling and how it affects how California employers should treat workplace complaints.

View the full article here.

July 15, 2019  |  Categories: Articles & Publications, Employment Law
Subscribe to Legal Alerts