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Wilson v. GEM Ambulance, L.L.C.,2014 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2641 (App.Div.Nov. 7, 2014)

Summary:

Plaintiff Suzanna Wilson was employed by defendant GEM Ambulance, LLC, from July to November 2010 as an emergency medical technician. Defendant investigated a complaint it received from a nursing home to which GEM provided transportation services, claiming that plaintiff had made false reports of elder abuse at its facility. After the investigation, defendant terminated plaintiff’s employment, and she filed suit alleging defendant violated the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA), N.J.S.A. 34:19-1 to -8. Lower court granted summary judgment. Appellate Division reversed and remanded.