Cedeno v. Montclair State University

We affirm the judgment of the Appellate Division substantially for the reasons expressed in Judge Skillman’s opinion below. Cedeno v. Montclair State Univ., 319 N.J.Super. 148, 725 A.2d 38 (App.Div.1999). We add the following to address the interplay among N.J.S.A 2C:51-1 to -5 (the Forfeiture Statute), N.J.S.A 10:5-1 to -49 (New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD)), and N.J.SA 34:19-1 to -8 (the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA)).

After being discharged from his position as Director of Purchasing, plaintiff sued his former employer, Montclair State University *477(MSU), for…