Borick v. Crosby Tugs, LLC

摘要

Good faith under Louisiana Environmental Quality Act's Louisiana Environmental Whistleblower Act provision means employee is acting with honest belief that violation of environmental law, rule, or regulation occurred and does not require that employee act without malice, intent to harm employer, or seeking unfair advantage, because: (1) term good faith is not defined in act and is ambiguous, (2) broad definition of good faith is necessary to uphold purpose of act and Louisiana Constitution, (3) definition balances competing interests in encouraging reporting of environmental violations and protecting employers from fabricated reports, and (4) definition comports with text of act as whole that is broadly intended to protect environment.