County College of Morris Staff Association and Victor Muller, Plaintiffs-Respondents v. County College of Morris…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the arbitrator exceeded his contractual authority by adding a progressive‑discipline requirement not found in the collective bargaining agreement and vacated the award that reduced the employee’s discharge to a suspension, thereby reversing the Appellate Division and reinstating the Chancery Division’s judgment of discharge. Justice Wilentz dissented, arguing that the arbitrator’s consideration of progressive discipline was permissible.