employee alleging violation in Pennsylvania

2023To make a prima facie case for wrongful discharge, “the plaintiff must show both a protected report of wrongdoing or waste and a causal connection between that report and the discharge.” Evans, 81 A.3d at 1064 (citing O’Rourke II v. Commonwealth, 778 A.2d 1194, 1200 (Pa. 2001)).

2021An employee alleging a violation of the Law may bring a civil action against her employer and must prove “by a preponderance of the evidence that, prior to the alleged reprisal, [she] . . . reported . . . in good faith, verbally or in writing, an instance of wrongdoing or waste to the employer.” Section 4(a)-(b) of the Law.16 An employee must also “come forward with some evidence of a connection between the report of wrongdoing [and/or waste] and the alleged retaliatory acts.” O’Rourke v. Dep’t of Corr., 778 A.2d 1194 , 1200 (Pa. 2001) (citing Golaschevsky II, 720 A.2d at 759 ). “[T]he mere fa

2021An employee alleging a violation of the Law may bring a civil action against her employer and must prove “by a preponderance of the evidence that, prior to the alleged reprisal, [she] . . . reported . . . in good faith, verbally or in writing, an instance of wrongdoing or waste to the employer.” Section 4(a)-(b) of the Law.16 An employee must also “come forward with some evidence of a connection between the report of wrongdoing [and/or waste] and the alleged retaliatory acts.” O’Rourke v. Dep’t of Corr., 778 A.2d 1194 , 1200 (Pa. 2001) (citing Golaschevsky II, 720 A.2d at 759 ). “[T]he mere fa

2016Thus, “a Whistleblower Law claimant must come forward with some evidence of a connection between the report of wrongdoing and the alleged retaliatory acts.” O’Rourke, 778 A.2d at 1200 (citing Golaschevsky v. Department of Environmental Protection, 554 Pa. 157 , *545 720 A.2d 757, 759 (1998)).

2018Comm'n , 633 Pa. 1 , 123 A.3d 300 , 308 (2015) (citing Section 4(b) of Whistleblower Law, 43 P.S. § 1424(b) ).

2017"An employee alleging a violation of the Whistleblower Law must show, by a preponderance of the evidence, that prior to the adverse employment action, the employee reported in good faith, verbally or in writing, an instance of wrongdoing or waste to the employer or an appropriate authority.” Bailets v. Pa. Turnpike Comm'n, 123 A.3d 300, 308 (Pa. 2015); see also Section 4(b) of the Whistleblower Law, 43 P.S. § 1424(b). 2 .

2019In order to establish a wrongdoing under the Law, an employee “must demonstrate [that he] made a report of some action by [his] employer . . . , which, if proven, would constitute a violation of a law or regulation[;] . . . the report must be of an actual violation, not a potential or contemplated violation.” Greco v. Myers Coach Lines, Inc., 199 A.3d 426, 434 (Pa. Super. 2018).

2005The wrongdoing or waste alleged must be “of the type that the employer is charged to enforce for the good of the public or is one dealing with the internal administration of the governmental employer in question.” Gray v. Hafer, 168 Pa. Commw. 613, 618-19 , 651 A.2d 221, 224 (1994).

2005The wrongdoing or waste alleged must be “of the type that the employer is charged to enforce for the good of the public or is one dealing with the internal administration of the governmental employer in question.” Gray v. Hafer, 168 Pa. Commw. 613, 618-19 , 651 A.2d 221, 224 (1994).