Dr. Leo Troy, Dr. Stan Hall, Dr. Ernst U. Monse, Dr. Hugh Thompson, Dr. Irwin Rothberg, Dr. Daniel Wilhoft and Dr…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division, holding that genuine issues of material fact exist as to whether the seven Rutgers faculty members had enforceable individual employment agreements, that such agreements are not automatically superseded by the collective bargaining agreement, that the dispute is not merely a matter of managerial prerogative and may be litigated, and that the collective agreement does not bar the court action. The Court remanded for further fact‑finding. Justice Verniero filed a concurring opinion emphasizing that the holding is limited to the unique facts of this case.