New Jersey Whistleblower Attorney

Representing New Jersey Whistleblowers in Work Retaliation, Wrongful Termination Cases

New Jersey labor law encourages employees to come forward to report illegal and unethical employer conduct. It provides whistleblowers significant protection against retaliation and wrongful discharge. At Costello & Mains, P.C., our New Jersey employment lawyers advocate for the rights of employees terminated for upholding the law.

Have you been a victim of whistleblower retaliation? If so, contact our New Jersey employment law attorneys for a free evaluation of your work retaliation claim.

Whistleblower Protections

Several state and federal whistleblowing laws protect employees against retaliation and wrongful discharge for being a whistleblower. Our law firm advocates for the rights of New Jersey employees terminated for reporting or protesting violations of safety, wage and hour, labor, environment, business, harassment, and discrimination laws. Contact a New Jersey employment lawyer from our firm to learn more about whistleblower claims involving any of the following types of laws.

Conscientious Employers Protection Act (CEPA)/Whistleblower: CEPA protects people who are engaged in protected conduct from employer retaliation or wrongful discharge. The protected conduct includes protesting or objecting to illegal employer conduct.
Pierce Doctrine: This common law doctrine protects people who advance, participate, protect, or support their state or federal rights against retaliation or wrongful discharge, such as the right to file a worker’s compensation claim.
False Claims Act: This federal statute has a provision which allows a whistleblower to file a claim on behalf of the federal government. These claims involve past or present fraud that a party perpetrates against the federal government.
Sarbanes Oxley: This federal law provides safeguards for people employed in a publicly traded company who report illegal accounting procedures.

New Jersey Whistleblower Lawyer

Has an employer retaliated or terminated you because you upheld the law? State and federal law protects you against such retaliation for whistleblowing. To learn more about CEPA and other legal protections available to whistleblowers in New Jersey, contact us to schedule an appointment with an experienced employment law attorney.