State Troopers Fraternal Association of New Jersey, Inc., a Corporation of the State of New Jersey, William M…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the collective‑negotiations agreement incorporated the State Police’s longstanding practice of granting retroactive pay to troopers who resigned in good standing, but that the Department of Personnel’s regulation preempted that contractual term for troopers who resigned after the regulation’s effective date. Accordingly, the court affirmed retroactive pay for the twelve troopers who resigned before the regulation and reversed the award for the seven who resigned after it.