What impact has New York’s expanded employee whistleblower statute had on the scope of workers’ protected activities, and what steps can employers take to mitigate the risks of whistleblower claims?

When an employer disciplines its employees, let’s say for unsatisfactory performance or misconduct, employees sometimes respond with accusations that the discipline illegitimately occurred in retaliation for conduct protected by law.  For example, an employee may claim that the employer imposed discipline due to the employee’s previous expression of a concern relating to the employer’s compliance with law in conducting its...