Angelo J. Maimone, Plaintiff-Respondent v. the City of Atlantic City, the Atlantic City Police Department and…

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that the police officer satisfied all elements of a CEPA claim—he reasonably believed the city’s policy violated a clear public‑policy mandate, his transfer was an adverse employment action, and the causal link between his whistle‑blowing and the transfer could be inferred. The dissent argued the majority improperly expands CEPA to cover discretionary law‑enforcement decisions.