Oct 15, 2007
Biohazard lab worker sues, claiming retaliatory transfer
A former police officer in a municipal lab that tests for AIDS, anthrax and other bio-dangers is suing the city for $2 million, saying his bosses retaliated against him for complaining about the handling of hazardous materials.
Milford Gangadeen, formerly assigned to the Public Health Laboratories in Manhattan, says in court papers his supervisors viewed him 'as a nuisance and a potential public relations problem,' and had him transferred.
Gangadeen, 28, said the lab, part of the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, violated safety rules while 'working with some of the most hazardous and harmful biological materials known to man.' Read more
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Someone needs to make these guys pay for this. I guess if you don't say anything about it, no one cares. Now look, everyone is listening. Great Job.
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