Next week I will again be speaking at the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association’s Collective Bargaining Seminar in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Now that the two percent (2%) Interest Arbitration Salary Cap has expired and not been renewed, this will be the first time in eight (8) years that the seminar is being
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NJ State PBA Agrees to Return Group’s Events to AC Following Re-Hiring Of Cops
As reported by nj.com, one of New Jersey’s largest police unions is returning to Atlantic City after nearly a year of protest. The New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association pulled events in January after the city laid off 60 police officers.
The New Jersey State PBA moved its main convention last March to the …
Atlantic City Public Safety Director Quits In Pension Dispute
As reported by nj.com, Atlantic City’s public safety director is stepping down after 17 months amid a dispute over the pension she received from her previous job. Christine Petersen’s last day will be Friday.
According to her resignation letter obtained by The Press of Atlantic City, Petersen said she did not want to …
Federal Grant Returns 30 Laid Off Atlantic City Firefighters to Work
As reported by pressofatlanticcity.com, Atlantic City’s 30 laid-off firefighters will return to work on April 4, 2011. There will be an orientation, which will begin the process to get them back in uniform, and filling positions that currently require either overtime or closing companies, Fire Chief Dennis Brooks said.
The rehires will be paid …
Appellate Division Affirms Police Officer’s Removal for Misconduct
On June 3, 2010, the Appellate Division decided In the Matter of Torres Mayfield, Docket No.: A-2969-08T1. In the case, Torres Mayfield appealed from the final decision of the Civil Service Commission (“Commission”) terminating him as an Atlantic City police officer for misconduct.
Mayfield was charged with violations of Atlantic City Police Department…
Police Officer’s Testimony is Protected Speech
In the case Reilly v. City of Atlantic City, 06-2591, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that a police officer’s testimony in a police corruption case is protected speech and his superiors are not entitled to qualified immunity regarding his retaliation claim.
Appellee, Robert Reilly, a former Atlantic …