When the Supreme Court of New Jersey held in Quinlan v. Curtiss-Wright Corp., 204 N.J. 239 (2010) that an employee’s unauthorized taking of an employer’s confidential documents can constitute protected activity when the documents are used in support of a
Self-Help Discovery Does Not Immunize Employee from Prosecution, Says NJ Supreme Court
On June 23, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Quinlan v. Curtiss-Wright Corporation, 204 N.J. 239 (2010), does not bar criminal prosecutions arising from an employee’s removal of confidential company documents to support a discrimination claim. State v.
Duty of Loyalty vs. Opposing Discrimination
The New Jersey Supreme Court, which has its own difficulties on other counts, just issued an opinion notable for its pained analysis of the intersection of an employee’s duty of loyalty with her right to oppose discrimination. Quinlan v. Curtiss-Wright Corp
Employee’s Taking of Confidential Information Can Be a Protected Activity Under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination
In Quinlan v. Curtiss-Wright Corporation, __ N.J. __ (December 2, 2010), the New Jersey Supreme Court considered whether an employee’s taking, copying and dissemination of an employer’s confidential documents can be a protected activity under the New Jersey Law Against