A California appellate court has refused to extend whistleblower protections that prevent termination of at-will employees who have complained about illegal actions to stop the removal of a volunteer director of a nonprofit foundation. The Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court decision upholding the removal of the director upon the vote of a majority of the entire board. ( Donovan v. Dan Murphy Foundation , Ct. of App., CA, Second Dist., Div. 4, No. B246735, 4/25/14 .) James M. Donovan had waged a lengthy fight to recover his seat on the board after being removed when the seven directors voted 4-3 (including his own negative vote) in December, 2009. He claimed that he was removed...