Dept. of Public Health v. Estrada

Summary

The court held that the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities had subject matter jurisdiction because Estrada's union grievances challenged the personnel actions on contractual grounds rather than whistleblower-retaliation grounds. It further held that the whistleblower statute protects an employee who reports her own error, but Estrada failed to prove that the department disciplined her for making the disclosure rather than for the underlying errors and continuing performance problems. The judgment affirming the department's favor was therefore affirmed.