The employee, who had suffered an injury to her knee and subsequent surgical intervention, received a disciplinary notice from her employer alleging that she was "faking her injuries."
NJ law permits a common law action for wrongful discrimination based upon an alleged retaliatory firing attributed to the filing of a workers' compensation claim is also available to an employee. The judicial remedies include: loss of wages and reinstatement of employment, as well as other compensatory and punitive damages.
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