Employment lawyers in New Jersey for unions and municipalities will be changing their practices soon. Both houses in the State of New Jersey have given final approval to a bill that favors municipalities. The new legislation will implement a salary cap that restricts the arbitrator from favoring the unions. Employment lawyers on both sides will still have fight, but there will be less to fight about.
Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver (D-Essex) and Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney (D-Gloucester) speak about the proposal to implement a salary cap on arbitration awards for police and firefighters. The cap is 2 percent.
