{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-40a-3","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:40A-3","heading":"Wrongful discharge of employee","body":"11.  Wrongful discharge of employee.\na.\tAn employer who discharges an employee or takes any other disciplinary action against the employee because the employee's earnings have been subjected to garnishment commits a disorderly persons offense.\nb.\tAn employer who discharges an employee or takes any other disciplinary action in violation of this section shall re-employ any employee discharged, and shall compensate any employee for any damages resulting from the discharge or disciplinary action.\nc.\tThe term \"earnings\" means any form of compensation payable for personal services, regardless of whether the payment is denominated as  wages, salary, commission, bonus, income from trust funds, profits, or otherwise, and includes periodic payments pursuant to a pension or retirement program.\nL.1999,c.90, s.11.","path":["TITLE 2C THE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"54c08fcbef374ccc3b05b904a2035b7a324cf568ed89ceb11ac4e07ed8755f61","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-40a-2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-40a-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}