Legal Opinion
Maher v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided August 1, 1991PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
CLIFFORD, J.
This appeal presents questions of federal preemption, under provisions of the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 151 to 188, and the Federal Railroad Safety Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 421 to 444, of state-law-based claims involving employees’ rights.
*460Plaintiff, Edward Maher, dismissed from his employment with defendant New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc. (NJT), filed suit against the employer alleging violations of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -42 (LAD), and the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act,…
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