Frank Caraballo, Plaintiff-Respondent v. City of Jersey City Police Department, a Municipal Entity, and Thomas…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a police officer who failed to exhaust the Workers' Compensation Act’s administrative remedies cannot bring a failure‑to‑accommodate claim under the Law Against Discrimination, and that knee replacement surgery does not constitute a reasonable accommodation. Accordingly, the Court reversed the Appellate Division and reinstated the trial court’s summary‑judgment ruling in favor of the Jersey City Police Department.