Kearny Pba Local # 21, an Unincorporated Association of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Respondent, v…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the arbitrator’s award granting overtime pay for standby time to all Kearny police officers, rejecting the Appellate Division’s limitation to non‑resident officers. The Court applied the “reasonably debatable” standard of review for public‑sector grievance arbitration and noted that only the statutory grounds in N.J.S.A. 2A:24‑8 permit vacatur. Justice Pashman, in a concurring opinion, emphasized that grievance arbitration does not delegate legislative power and therefore should not be subject to a substantial‑evidence test.