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1 JOHN LANCE v. CITY OF CAMDEN -- rank: 1000

... benefits, in violation of the Workers' Compensation Act (WCA), specifically N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1. Plaintiff further alleged in count four that he had ... court asked the parties to address the question of whether N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1 or N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.2 permits plaintiff to pursue a cause of action for ... submit to a drug test. The court concluded that neither N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1 nor N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.2 recognizes a cause of action for such a claim ... he shall not be entitled to such restoration and compensation. [ N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1.] The WCA additionally provides that As an alternative ...

docket:	a3517-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-04-18
status:	unpublished
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2 CHARLOTTE M. BROOK VS JEFFREY A. APRIL, ET AL -- rank: 945

... grounded upon the Workers' Compensation Law's prohibition against retaliation, N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1, were subject to the immunities conferred by the Tort ... in Dlugosz insofar as it bears upon the relationship between N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1 and the Tort Claims Act. We nevertheless affirm the ... 5. However, the workers' compensation statute relied upon by plaintiffs, N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1, was adopted in 1966, six years before the Tort ... amendment extending the definition of "employers" to include public entities, N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1 confers a civil remedy in the nature of a ... discharge of an employee for claiming workers' compensation benefits, see N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1, and could expose a school board to suit by ... to be less amenable to the civil liability established in N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1 than they are to the penal sanctions established ...

docket:	a6140-94
court:	njappellate
decided:	1996-09-30
status:	published
citation:	294 N.J.Super. 90
Document Size:	28881

3 Thisopinion shall not "constitute precedent or be binding upon any court." Although it is posted on the internet, this opinion is binding only on the parties in the case and its use in other cases is limited. R 1:36-3 CARL E. LARSON v. CITY -- rank: 805

... Copygraphics , 85 N.J. 668 , 677 (1981) , the Court considered N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1, which prohibits an employer from "discharg[ing] or in ... of action for civil redress for a retaliatory firing" under N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1 for employees who are discriminated against or discharged for ... a common law claim based on an alleged violation of N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1, not the LAD. The court therefore erred in finding ...

docket:	a2526-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	unpublished
citation:
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4 State of New Jersey, Department of Corrections v. International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 195 -- rank: 769

... pay for the period of an improper suspension or dismissal); N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1 (allowing award of back pay to employee discriminated against ...

docket:	a-20-00
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2001-07-12
status:
citation:	169 N.J. 505
Document Size:	127150

5 JOSEPH PECK, JR. v. NEWARK MORNING LEDGER COMPANY -- rank: 769

... that petitioner would have had a cause of action under N.J.S.A. 34:15- 39.1 for interference with petitioner's workers' compensation rights. The ...

docket:	a5750-99
court:	njappellate
decided:	2001-10-05
status:	published
citation:	344 N.J. Super. 169 344 N.J. Super. 169 344 N.J. Super. 169 344 N.J. Super. 169 344 N.J. Super. 169 344 N.J. Super. 169 344 N.J. Super. 169 344 N.J. Super. 169 344 N.J. Super. 169 344 N.J. Super. 169 344 N.J. Super. 169
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6 BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, N.A. AS TRUSTEE v. LOUIS R. DELGADO and ANN DELGADO, husband et al. -- rank: 769

... that petitioner would have had a cause of action under N.J.S.A. 34:15- 39.1 for interference with petitioner's workers' compensation rights. The ...

docket:	A0716-00
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2001-10-09
status:	published
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7 RALPH NUNEZ v. MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE -- rank: 684

... N.J.S.A.10:5–1 to -42, and N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1, the anti-retaliation provision of the Workers' Compensation Act ... perceived disability. IV. 'The essential elements of a claim under N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1 require . . . proof: '(1) that [plaintiff] made or attempted to ... that other plaintiffs demonstrated a prima facie case pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1 enabling them to survive summary judgment. See, e.g ...

docket:	a0484-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-03-22
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	33719

8 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a1761-18.opn.html -- rank: 677

... against an employee who seeks benefits for work-related injuries. N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1. In order to establish a prima facie case for ...

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9 YOUNG V. SCHERING CORPORATION -- rank: 673

... terminating an employee for filing a workers' compensation claim, see N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1 to -39.2, a judicial cause of action was ...

docket:	a-113-94
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1995-07-11
status:
citation:	141 N.J. 16
Document Size:	52948

10 SUSAN RAUCH v. DRAZIN AND WARSHAW -- rank: 670

... retaliatory discharge in violation of the Workers' Compensation Act, specifically N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1, the Law Against Discrimination (LAD), N.J.S.A ... compensation claim and plaintiff's termination to show defendant violated N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1. Plaintiff refers to a number of events that occurred ... was correct. Prudential , supra , 307 N.J. Super. at 167. N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1 provides, in relevant part, It shall be unlawful for ...

docket:	a5445-05
court:	njappellate
decided:	2008-03-19
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	76509

11 VICKI PALMER Cross- v. SHORE CULINARY LLC -- rank: 666

... have been the victim of retaliatory discrimination, in violation of N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1," for pursuing a workers' compensation claim "may elect to ... absent proof of invidious discrimination, an evil specifically addressed by N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1, we cannot conclude that the Legislature intended the private ...

docket:	a1040-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-04-18
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	69965

12 LEONARD N. CARTER, JR. v. AFG INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED,et al. -- rank: 655

... of a claim for workers' compensation benefits, in violation of N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1, as well as discrimination in violation of N.J ... a "serious incident." See footnote 6 6     In pertinent part, N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1 reads as follows:         It shall be unlawful for any ... for compensable accidents be obtained in off-work hours, violates N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1. The claim is that defendant's policy discriminates against ...

docket:	A0025-00
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2001-10-30
status:	published
citation:	344 N.J. Super. 549 782 A.2d 967
Document Size:	25116

13 LUIZ MADERA v. ANDERSEN INTERIOR CONTRACTING, INC -- rank: 648

... former employer Corporate Woodworking, Inc., 1 alleging retaliatory discharge under N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1, which makes it "unlawful for any employer or his ... any evidence to support his claim of retaliatory discharge under N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1. After hearing oral argument and considering the written submissions ... made out a prima facie case of retaliatory discharge under N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1. As an at-will employee, defendants were at liberty ... otherwise against public policy as codified by the Legislature under N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1. "All employment discrimination claims require the plaintiff to bear ...

docket:	a2832-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-08-25
status:	unpublished
citation:
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14 MARY LIU - v. BALLY'S CASINO - -- rank: 633

... specious. The Act provides protections against untoward employer conduct. See N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1 ("It shall be unlawful for any employer or his ...

docket:	a0737-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	44516

15 KLETZKIN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BOROUGH OF SPOTSWOOD, MIDDLESEX COUNTY -- rank: 630

... discharge of an employee for claiming workers' compensation benefits, see N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1, and could expose a school board to suits by ... v. Copygraphics , 85 N.J. 668 , 671 (1981) (holding that N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1 and -39.2 establish common-law cause of action ...

docket:	a-32-93
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1994-06-29
status:
citation:	136 N.J. 275
Document Size:	43780