Burlington County Evergreen Park Mental Hospital, Appellant v. Dorothy Cooper and the Public Employment Relations…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey set aside the Public Employment Relations Commission's order reinstating Mrs. Cooper and awarding back pay, holding that the Commission lacks statutory authority to issue such remedial orders under the Employer-Employee Relations Act. The Court remanded the case for dismissal of her petition, emphasizing that the statute confers only mediation and voluntary settlement powers, not adjudicatory authority. The decision also affirmed that her discharge for union activity violated her constitutional and statutory rights.