Jo Ann Lally, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Copygraphics, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed that a plaintiff may bring a common law wrongful‑discharge action for retaliation related to a workers' compensation claim, and that statutory administrative remedies are concurrent rather than exclusive. Justice Schreiber dissented, arguing that the statute provides an exclusive remedy of reinstatement and back‑pay and precludes a broader common law cause of action.