Retaliation against complaining employee prohibited.
N.J. Stat. § 34:19-12
in effect4. No employer or employer's agent, representative, or designee shall discharge, discipline or otherwise penalize or threaten to discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize any employee because: a. the employee, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, makes a good faith report, verbally or in writing, of a violation or suspected violation of P.L.2006, c.53 (C.34:19-9 et seq.); or b. the employee, pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2006, c.53 (C.34:19-10), refused to participate in a meeting or accept a communication. L.2006, c.53, s.4; amended 2025, c.138, s.4.
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