New Jersey Statutes 34:6B-3. Aggrieved person may institute civil action
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:6B-3
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. With respect to a prospective employee, the court may:
(1) order injunctive relief as it deems appropriate;
(2) award compensatory and consequential damages incurred by the prospective employee as a result of the violation; or
(3) award reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs.
b. With respect to an employee or former employee, the court may:
(1) order injunctive relief as it deems appropriate, including reinstatement of the employee to the same position held before the violation or the position the employee would have held but for the violation, as well as the reinstatement of full fringe benefits and seniority rights;
(2) award compensatory and consequential damages incurred by the employee or former employee as a result of the violation, including compensation for lost wages, benefits and other remuneration; or
(3) award reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs.
L.1991,c.207,s.3.