Legal Opinion
Best v. C&M Door Controls, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided October 14, 2009No. A-57 September Term 2008PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
In 2004, Thomas Best sued his former employer, C&M Door Controls, for violations of the Prevailing Wage Act (PWA), N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25 to -56.47, and the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA), N.J.S.A. 34:19-1 to -14, claiming that he had been underpaid on PWA work and that, when he complained, his employer retaliated against him. Invoking Rule 4:58-3, the offer-of-judgment rule, Best offered to take judgment in the amount of $100,000, inclusive of counsel fees against C&M. C&M countered with two offers—one for $15,000 and one for $25,000, also inclusive of fees, which Best rejected.…
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