Fired ADT Whistleblower Gets New Chance to Keep Claims in Court

A lower court acted prematurely in requiring a former business development vice president to arbitrate his claims that ADT LLC fired him for blowing the whistle on its failure to submit payroll reports under the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act, a state appeals court ruled.

More information is needed to determine whether Robert Hampton agreed to waive his right to pursue job-related claims in court under the employment agreement he signed when he was hired by MS Electronics/MSE Corporate Security Inc. in February 2016, the New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division said. It’s also unclear if ADT inherited the benefits ...