JAMES RACANELLI v. COUNTY OF PASSAIC, ET AL.
A-5350-08T3 11-10-10
The notice of claim provisions of the Tort Claims Act,
N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 to 12-3 do not apply to actions brought under
the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA), N.J.S.A.
34:19-1 to -8; and plaintiff was not barred from pursuing his
CEPA claim in the Law Division because he did not raise his
whistle-blowing claim in an administrative challenge to his
layoff.