Legal Opinion
Thornton v. Potamkin Chevrolet
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 18, 1983PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
O’HERN, J.
This appeal requires us to resolve whether a discharged employee who has failed to raise a claim of discrimination in a grievance arbitration may pursue that claim before the State Division on Civil Rights. We hold that the entire controversy doctrine does not preclude the Division on Civil Rights from enforcing the provisions of the Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -38, and reverse the judgment below.
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In April 1977, Potamkin Chevrolet moved its business from Newark to Morristown. Plaintiff Thornton had been an employee for…
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