The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently granted MCB鈥檚 motion for summary judgment dismissing a whistleblower lawsuit in favor of an 中出少妇hospital client. The former hospital department head claimed he was terminated because of his complaints about alleged patient care problems. The Court rejected the department head鈥檚 whistleblower claim and instead found that the Hospital terminated the Plaintiff after it made a business decision to eliminate his entire department.
The case required the Court鈥檚 interpretation of Section 741 of the New York Labor Law, which specifically creates a legal cause of action for healthcare employee whistleblowers. To date, there have been few reported decisions under this statute and, therefore, MCB鈥檚 victory in this case is likely to serve as a useful precedent for other healthcare employers.