ALBANY – A judge has declined to dismiss a First Amendment violation claim by a state worker who said she was the victim of on-the-job retaliation after a newspaper quoted her in a story about whistleblowers at her agency.
Northern District Judge Norman Mordue (See Profile) ruled that Jane Taylor has properly demonstrated at this stage of her litigation that the way she was treated by the state Office of People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) may have infringed on her constitutional free speech rights.
