{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-19-12","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 34:19-12","heading":"Retaliation against complaining employee prohibited.","body":"4.\tNo employer or employer's agent, representative, or designee shall discharge, discipline or otherwise penalize or threaten to discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize any employee because:\na.\tthe employee, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, makes a good faith report, verbally or in writing, of a violation or suspected violation of P.L.2006, c.53 (C.34:19-9 et seq.); or\nb.\tthe employee, pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2006, c.53 (C.34:19-10), refused to participate in a meeting or accept a communication.\nL.2006, c.53, s.4; amended 2025, c.138, s.4.","path":["TITLE 34 LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION"],"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":"c9113f15e56661e2e3ac244618a2b1d37d25ead3c22bdb1875378df2fa6ad27c","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-19-11","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-19-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}