A New York whistleblower law for healthcare workers does not apply to pharmacists, a Brooklyn judge has ruled, dismissing a lawsuit by a hospital pharmacist who claimed she was fired for complaining about unsafe working conditions.

Supreme Court Justice David Schmidt (See Profile) also ruled in Von Maack v. Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, 504150/13, that the suit under the whistleblower law was barred by an arbitrator’s finding that the plaintiff was terminated with good cause.