An appeals court recently issued an opinion in the case of Hand v. Borough of New Providence, examining the rights of New Jersey police officers facing discipline in non-civil service jurisdictions Background The opinion explained that Michael Hand was a corporal with the New Providence Police Department, with thirteen…
New Jersey’s whistleblower law was recently amended to further protect New Jersey private and public sector employees from being forced by their employers to sit through required “captive audience” meetings in an attempt to improperly coerce their employees from exercising their rights. The Conscientious Employee Protection Act The Conscientious Employee…
New Jersey employment law governs the hiring of municipal police officers and firefighters, particularly Titles 11A and 40A of New Jersey Statutes. These local first responders play critical roles in our society. New Jersey employment law therefore closely regulates the hiring process to ensure that New Jersians are served by…
New Jersey’s Requirement for Employers to Provide Reasonable Accommodations for Disabled Employees New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit discrimination because of an employee’s disability. New Jersey civil service law also prohibits discrimination because of an employee’s disability. These laws require…
Progressive Discipline Progressive discipline is a principle followed in New Jersey employment law, in both civil service and non-civil service jurisdictions, including public schools. In progressive discipline, a public employee’s prior disciplinary history will be considered in determining the appropriate penalty for disciplinary violations. Thus, a government employee with a…
New Jersey public employees have multiple venues to litigate employment claims against their government employers. Forums Available to New Jersey Public Employees New Jersey government employees can sue in New Jersey state court, beginning with the Superior Court of New Jersey which sits in each county, for violation of…
Should I file a civil service appeal? Well, read what a New Jersey appellate court’s recent decision said, and you will probably decide the answer is yes. Background Mina Ekladious had nine years of experience as a firefighter and earned a certification as a Firefighter I before he was conditionally…
Progressive discipline is a bedrock principle in New Jersey civil service law. However, while flexible, progressive discipline has its limits. The New Jersey Supreme Court recently issued a precedential employment law decision examining when progressive discipline allows for termination of a law enforcement officer’s employment for even a first offense…
New Jersey employment law affords significant wage and hour protections to employees through the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law and the New Jersey Wage Payment Law. Both laws were significantly strengthened by amendments in 2019, adding additional penalties, recovery of attorneys fees, enhanced damages, and a longer, six-year statute…
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination prohibits discrimination and harassment in the workplace. The New Jersey Civil Service Commission published a regulation incorporating this requirement. However, in the case of Savchenko v. State of New Jersey, the New Jersey Supreme Court found that a portion of this regulation which requested…