Tag: Municipal retirement

NJ Appeals Court Rejects Fire Chief’s Implied Contract Claim to Retirement Benefits

NJ Appeals Court Rejects Fire Chief’s Implied Contract Claim to Retirement Benefits

A New Jersey appeals court recently found that Camden’s former fire chief was not entitled to additional retirement pay based on oral promises made by city officials. In Marini v. Camden, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court found that in the absence of written proof, such as

NJ Lawmakers Seek to Cap Sick Leave Payments to Municipal Retirees

NJ Lawmakers Seek to Cap Sick Leave Payments to Municipal Retirees

Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester, and Sen. Joseph Kyrillos, R-Monmouth, recently introduced legislation that would cap sick leave payouts for retiring municipal employees at $15,000. S-2318 would apply to sick leave accrued after the effective date of the legislation and not time that has already been banked. Existing laws impose