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Refusing to participate in what you believe to be illegal activity or informing appropriate authorities (or even a supervisor) about your employer's illegal activity can expose you to retaliation ranging from harassment to demotion and termination. The New Jersey Conscientous Employee Protection Act (CEPA) offers a remedy.

CEPA allows collection of compensatory damages, reinstatement where appropriate and punitive damages in certain cases. It also allows successful litigants to recover attorney's fees.