New Jersey employment law has few more contentious areas than tenure rights for public school teachers. I previously wrote about the Appellate Division decision in Parsells v. Board of Education of the Borough of Somerville. The case was subsequently appealed, and the New Jersey Supreme Court upheld the Appellate Division’s…
Attaining tenure is a milestone for public school employees. Under New Jersey employment law, tenure carries legal protections against termination or discipline without just cause, and requires formal tenure charges and the right to challenge those charges through a hearing and appeal process. These protections are extremely valuable. Much literature…
The Appellate Division recently issued an important New Jersey employment law decision concerning the due process rights of tenured teachers. Tenured teachers have significantly more protections than untenured teachers. An untenured teacher is essentially an “employee-at-will” who may be terminated without cause; however, an untenured teacher has the right to…
The Chancery Division of New Jersey’s Superior Court recently issued a public employment law decision in the case of Petrella v. The Hackensack Board of Education which is important for New Jersey teaching staff members because it examined the grounds for overturning an arbitration decision on tenure charges under the…
The New Jersey Supreme Court recently issued an important employment law decision in the case of Barila v. Board of Education of Cliffside Park regarding the ability of unions to bargain away employee benefits enjoyed under prior contracts. Benefits, such as time off, are terms and conditions of employment which…