New Jersey law prohibits an employer from taking any retaliatory action against an employee because the employee does any of the following:

1. Discloses, or threatens to disclose, to a supervisor or to a public body an activity, policy, or practice of the employer or another employer, with whom there is a business relationship, that the employee reasonably believes is in violation of a law, or a rule or regulation issued under the law, or, in the case of an employee who is a licensed or certified health care professional, reasonably believes constitutes improper quality of patient care;
2. Provides information to, or testifies before, any public body conducting an investigation, hearing or inquiry into any violation of law, or a rule or regulation issued under the law by the employer or another employer, with whom there is a business relationship, or, in the case of an employee who is a licensed or certified health care professional, provides information to, or testifies before, any public body conducting an investigation, hearing or inquiry into quality of patient care; or
3. Objects to, or refuses to participate in, any activity, policy or practice which the employee reasonably believes:
   • is in violation of a law, or a rule or regulation issued under the law, or, if the employee is a licensed or certified health care professional, constitutes improper quality of patient care;
   • is fraudulent or criminal; or
   • is incompatible with a clear mandate of public policy concerning the public health, safety or welfare or protection of the environment.

This law, the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act (Whistleblower Act) affords a wide variety of remedies to an Employee unjustly treated for their Conscientious activity. Remedies for the employee include, but are not limited to:

• lost wage reimbursement
• lost benefit compensation
• job reinstatement
• compensatory damages
• attorney’s fees
• costs of suit

Our attorneys have represented Whistleblower employees and Employers charged with violating Whistleblower Laws.

Please feel free to contact us for a free consultation regarding your rights and remedies under the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act.