Nothing in this act shall be deemed to diminish the rights, privileges, or remedies of any employee under any other federal or State law or regulation or under any collective bargaining agreement or employment contract; except that the institution of an action in accordance with this act shall be deemed a waiver of the rights and remedies available under any other contract, collective bargaining agreement, State law, rule or regulation or under the common law.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:19-8
Other rights, remedies unaffected
Known as the Conscientious Employee Protection Act
The act spans §§ 34:19-1 to 34:19-9.1 (17 sections).
Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case Brennan v. Norton (2003)
Most recently applied in Trzaska v. L'Oreal USA, Inc. (July 2017)
L. 1986, c. 105, s. 8, eff
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