Case Name: Henry Donald Cohen, Appellant, v. Hunter College et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-01-06
Citations: 80 A.D.3d 452
Docket Number: 
Parties: Henry Donald Cohen, Appellant, v Hunter College et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 80
Pages: 452–452

Head Matter:
Henry Donald Cohen, Appellant, v Hunter College et al., Respondents.
[913 NYS2d 556]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Milton A. Tingling, J.), entered November 6, 2009, which, in an action alleging unlawful termination in violation of Labor Law § 740, granted defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7), unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The motion court correctly determined that plaintiff failed to plead that defendants violated a "law, rule or regulation" (Labor Law § 740 [2] [a]'; see Bordell v General Elec. Co., 88 NY2d 869 [1996]; Connolly v Macklowe Real Estate Co., 161 AD2d 520 [1990]). Defendants' internal policies concerning workplace violence and emergency withdrawal of students are not rules or regulations promulgated to enforce a law.
We have considered plaintiffs remaining contentions and find them unavailing. Concur — Andrias, J.P., Friedman, McGuire and Abdus-Salaam, JJ.