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New York High Court Refuses to Extend Exception to Employment-at-Will Doctrine to Chief Compliance Officer at Securities Firm

Filed Under: Employment At-Will (NY)

Reaffirming the continuing viability of New York State’s at-will employment doctrine, the New York Court of Appeals has rejected a wrongful discharge cause of action brought by a compliance officer who claimed to have been terminated for questioning the personal stock trades of the company’s president. Sullivan v. Harnisch, No. 82 (N.Y. May 8, 2012).