Whistleblower alleges retaliation after voicing manufacturing violations
An ex-HR officer at Eli Lilly and Co has sued the Indianapolis-based drugmaker, alleging the company fired her for reporting manufacturing violations at a plant in Branchburg, NJ.
Amrit Mula, head of HR at the plant for eight years, is seeking unspecified damages for Lilly’s alleged “unlawful retaliation” and violation of New Jersey’s employee protection law. She filed her lawsuit in New Jersey federal court on Monday.
Mula told Reuters that she “made every effort to resolve this controversy and avoid litigation entirely, but unfortunately we were unable to do so.”
The U.S. Department of Justice launched a criminal investigation at the plant last year following a Reuters story that detailed some of Mula's allegations. “The allegations asserted by Ms. Mula in her recently filed employment retaliation complaint relate to the same baseless claims Ms. Mula made in the press over a year ago. Lilly continues to deny these allegations and looks forward to the opportunity to defend itself in court,” Lilly said in a statement on Tuesday.
The company also said it “continues to cooperate” with a Justice Department subpoena and to work collaboratively with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Reuters reported.
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