Employment in New Jersey is “at will.” What that means is that, unless your employer made a specific promise about the length of your employment in an employment contract, the employer can fire you or lay you off at any time with or without reason.

However, there are some reasons for which your employer cannot fire you.

You may have cause for a wrongful termination lawsuit if you’ve been fired:

• Due to discrimination based on sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy status or age.
• In violation of a written employment contract
• In retaliation for legally protected employee actions, such as employees bringing complaints for discrimination, wage and hour violations or whistle blowing
• In retaliation for failing to do an illegal act or to engage in an unsafe work action when the employer has violated safety regulations
• For taking time off when you have a legal right to take time off for military duty or voting
• In violation of the written procedures in an employee handbook

Our goal at Casha and Casha is to help you find financial recovery and justice through the legal system. If the court upholds your lawsuit for wrongful discharge, depending on the facts, you may be able to recover:

• Your job
• Back pay
• Compensatory damages for pain, suffering and emotional distress
• Punitive damages
• A promotion if you were unfairly denied promotion opportunities
• Reasonable accommodations for a condition you may have, if the court found that your employer failed to make reasonable accommodations
• Attorneys’ fees.

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