NASSAU COUNTY, NY. — A forensic scientist is suing Nassau County and the county medical examiner’s office for wrongful termination, alleging in the lawsuit that she was fired in an act of both disability discrimination and whistleblower retaliation.
Former county medical examiner’s employee Robyn Fishkin filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Nov. 21. Fishkin’s attorney, Paul Bartels, said in a civil complaint that her now-former employer had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and New York State civil rights law, as well as her first amendment rights to freedom of speech and freedom to petition the government, when firing her in 2024.
In the lawsuit, Fishkin seeks damages to compensate for loss of past and future earnings, bonuses, compensation, pension benefits, health benefits and other employment benefits, as well as damages stemming from emotional injury and distress, related to the disability and first amendment claims.
The claim of whistleblower retaliation, the complaint reads, stems from Fishkin’s 2021 participation in an investigation by the Nassau County Inspector General (NCIG), an investigation later taken over by the New York State Inspector General (NYSIG).
Neither of the inspectors general immediately responded to requests for comment Friday. The complaint included no further...
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