Articles Posted in New Jersey Forfeiture of Public Employment

Under New Jersey employment law, criminal charges can have a significant impact on government employment beyond the penalties carried by the criminal charges themselves. These effects impact both civil service and non-civil service employees.   Suspensions While Criminal Charges Are Pending First, a public employee may be suspended while criminal…

Our employment attorneys represent New Jersey Civil Service employees in appeals of disciplinary action.  Recently, New Jersey’s Supreme Court had the opportunity to clarify some of the circumstances in which a government employee can obtain a waiver of the rule that he forfeit his job when convicted of a criminal…