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JAMES RACANELLI v. COUNTY OF PASSAIC, ET AL. A-5350-08T3

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.