A New Jersey employment law decision recently examined the effect of a conviction under the newly enacted New Jersey Police Training Act and with the New Jersey Police Training Commission in the case of Garcia vs. New Jersey Police Training Commission. Background Gregory Gacia was a police officer with…
The bedrock principle of New Jersey Civil Service law is that merit and fitness should be the only factor considered in employment decisions, and discrimination, nepotism, cronyism, politics and bribery should be eliminated in public sector employment. The gateway to this system is the New Jersey Civil Service examination process,…