Cynthia Fernandez says she quit after being ordered to stop saying, "God bless you" as a toll taker on the Garden State Parkway. (Credit: CBS 2)

PERTH AMBOY, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A former Garden State Parkway toll collector has filed a lawsuit because she claims a supervisor told her to stop saying “God bless you” to motorists.

Cynthia Fernandez said her First Amendment rights were violated when she was told to stop saying the phrase as motorists drove away.

“As they leave, I said, ‘Have a good day, God bless you,’” she told CBS 2’s Christine Sloan earlier this month.