Connecticut Supreme Court Expands Protection for Would-Be Whistleblower

Connecticut whistleblowers were handed a siren to sound the alarm on employers this week. In interpreting the state constitution in Trusz v. UBS Realty Investors, LLC, SC 19323 (Conn. Sup. Ct., official release Oct. 13, 2015), the Connecticut Supreme Court found whistleblower rights to be broader than those afforded by the United States Constitution’s First Amendment. With respect to free speech, the Court found that the Connecticut constitution “protects employee speech in the public workplace on the widest possible range of topics, as long as the speech does not undermine the employer’s legitimate interest in maintaining discipline, harmony, and efficiency in the workplace.” 

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