The interplay between NJ Workers Compensation Statute and NJ Law Against Discrimination: If a plaintiff who pursues a workers’ compensation claim under the Act but fails to utilize its enforcement mechanisms can s/he make a claim for failure to accommodate

Frank Caraballo, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. City of Jersey City Police ——— SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY  Decided March 25, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark This case represents an excellent example of the unintended consequences at the intersections of two of New Jersey’s most important employee rights laws.  Initially you have the workers compensation statute,…