Montclair, New Jersey Wrongful Termination Lawyers

In New Jersey, wrongful termination (also known as wrongful discharge) is a general term for when you are fired for an illegal reason.

As our New Jersey wrongful termination lawyers can explain to you, although not every time someone is fired unfairly is legally actionable, there are many different laws that limit when your employer can fire you. For example, this includes being fired due to unlawful discrimination, such as because of your age, gender, race or disability. Likewise, it can include being fired in violation of an employment contract, such as a breach of a one year contract or an agreement that says you can be fired only for "just cause."

Wrongful termination also includes being fired in retaliation for objecting to something you reasonably believed was illegal or being fired in violation of a clear mandate of public policy, in violation of New Jersey's whistleblower law, the Conscientious Employee Protection Act ("CEPA"). Similarly, it includes being fired in retaliation for exercising rights under certain employment laws such as the Family & Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), the New Jersey Family Leave Act ("NJFLA"), or the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA").

While there are many forms of unlawful wrongful termination, not every unfair firing is legally actionable. As a result, it is important that you speak to an employment law expert who understands your rights and can properly evaluate your potential legal claims and provide you expert legal advice.

If you have been wrongfully terminated from a job, then one of the New Jersey wrongful discharge attorneys at Rabner Baumgart Ben-Asher & Nirenberg, P.C. can help. We represent employees who have been terminated form their jobs who live or work in Montclair and elsewhere throughout New Jersey, as well as in New York City and its suburbs. In fact, for 35 years we were proud to have our office in Upper Montclair until we moved to our new Bergen County office in January 2023.

We understand how difficult it can be to suddenly and unexpectedly lose your job, especially when the decision was unfair and unlawful. We will carefully analyze the facts of your, evaluate your options case and help to enforce your employment law rights.

If you would like to schedule an appointment with one of our New Jersey wrongful termination lawyers, then please feel free to call us at (973) 744-4000. We realize how important your case is to you, and will make every effort to respond to you within one business day whenever possible.

The Township of Montclair is located in Essex County, New Jersey. In the past, Montclair has been known as Speertown, Cranetown, and West Bloomfield. Today, it is surrounded by Bloomfield, Nutley, Clifton, Verona, Little Falls, Cedar Grove and West Orange.

As of the 2020 census, 39,821 people lived in Montclair. In addition to being the former home of our law firm, the Township also is home to Montclair State University, Mountainside Hospital, the Montclair Art Museum, the George Segal Gallery, the Montclair History Center, the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center and the Hamilton House Museum, as well as countless restaurants and shops and numerous parks. In addition, an independent minor league baseball team, the New Jersey Jackals, plays its games here at Yogi Berra Stadium.

At your convenience, we would be happy to meet with you at our main office in Bergen County, Montvale, to schedule a time to meet with you at our Essex County satellite office in Verona, or to speak with you over the telephone or by Zoom.

Please feel free to contact us online to schedule a consultation to discuss your case with one of our New Jersey wrongful discharge lawyers. Our telephone number is (973) 744-4000.

You can read more about wrongful termination cases here, on our New Jersey Employment Law Blog.