In New Jersey Civil Service, hiring and promotion are done in accordance with the applicant’s (or “eligible’s”) rank on a list. There are specific reasons why an applicant may be removed from a Civil Service list. However, sometimes removal is done because of favoritism, nepotism, politics, discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, cronyism,…
The Appellate Division of New Jersey’s Superior Court recently examined the use of the “Rule of Three” in New Jersey civil service list bypass appeals in the case of In the Matter of Antonio Salters, Fire Fighter, Township of Hillside. Background Salters applied to become a firefighter for the…
Under New Jersey employment law, criminal charges can have a significant impact on government employment beyond the penalties carried by the criminal charges themselves. These effects impact both civil service and non-civil service employees. Suspensions While Criminal Charges Are Pending First, a public employee may be suspended while criminal…
Appellate Division Demonstrates Why It Makes Sense to Pursue Civil Service Disciplinary Appeals. New Jersey civil service employees have protections which other employees do not. The heart of this is the opportunity to appeal major discipline imposed by their employers. A recent New Jersey appellate decision in the case of…
New Jersey civil service law provides significant protection for employees serving in civil service jurisdictions which other employees, even other government employees who are not in the civil service system, do not enjoy. Layoffs. A layoff is the cessation of a permanent employee’s employment for economic reasons or efficiency, triggering…
How a New Jersey Civil Service employee’s separation from service is characterized, either “in good standing” or “not in good standing,” has significant consequences, particularly on the employee’s ability to obtain future government employment, and may even effect her employment in the private sector. Moreover, if the employee is found…
New Jersey disability laws apply to civil service employment decisions such as hiring and promotion. However, applicants with physical or psychological conditions must still be able to perform the essential functions of their prospective jobs with reasonable accommodation. Fortunately, New Jersey civil service law provides a process to protect the…
New Jersey Civil Service law gives significant protections to government employees in jurisdictions which have adopted civil service. It provides an appeals process that private sector employees and government employees in jurisdictions which have not adopted civil service do not enjoy. Most government employment decisions which do not involve minor discipline…
New Jersey Civil Service Law provides an effective appeals process for employees to use when challenging discipline imposed by their employers. This was recently illustrated in the case of In the Matter of Sherman Abrams, Northern State Prison, Department of Corrections. Background: The Abrams Case Sherman Abrams was, and…
In my last post I wrote about the Appellate Division case of In the Matter of Ambroise, which demonstrated that employees will get a fair hearing before the New Jersey Civil Service Commission and in appeals to state appellate Courts. Another recent Appellate Division opinion in the case of In…