Wrongful Discharge and Termination:  Before taking action, call our NJ corporate employment law attorneys for up-to-date legal advice.

Generally, at-will employees of a NJ corporation can be fired for any reason or no reason.  There are statutory exceptions to this rule, however.  At-will employees generally cannot be fired because of their age, race, sex, religion, disability, for taking a qualified medical leave, for objecting to a polygraph test, for serving on a jury, for fulfilling military duties, or merely for having a criminal conviction. 

A Termination From Employment in New Jersey Cannot Be Against the Public Policy of New Jersey

Employers are not permitted to terminate employees in NJ if the termination will violate an important public policy.  For example, making certain statements of public concern, for seeking worker’s compensation or unemployment compensation, reporting safety violations in the workplace, and for refusing to engage in or commit a crime.

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