Edward B. Witkowski, Plaintiff-Respondent, and Janice M. Witkowski, Plaintiff v. Thomas J. Lipton, Inc…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division’s reversal of the trial court’s summary judgment, holding that Lipton’s employee manual could give rise to an implied employment contract requiring termination only for cause. The matter was remanded for a jury to decide whether such a contract exists and whether the plaintiff’s alleged conduct violated the manual’s termination provisions.