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Correction Officer Shoots Alleged Armed Robber

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December 11, 2009 16:12

  On December 7, 2009, New Jersey State Correction Officer Darrell Kornegay was walking to his car after buying food at a restaurant on Springfield Avenue in Irvington Township, one of the township’s main drags, when he was attacked close to 9:00 p.m. A masked man carrying a...

SID Union Accuses NJDOC of Preventing, Blocking Prison Investigations

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December 01, 2009 15:07

  As reported in the Star-Ledger on November 26, 2009, according to a lawsuit filed by the union representing prison investigators, senior officials at the Department of Corrections are illegally blocking internal investigations into bribery, cell phone smuggling and gang activity. In...

New IRS Regulations Extended Again

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November 09, 2009 13:32

  After much concern regarding the new Treasury Regulations promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and their potential impact on members of government pensions plans, the IRS and the Department of Treasury extended the date by which a government plan must comply with...

Civil Service Commission's Denial of Appeal Upheld

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November 04, 2009 16:49

  On November 4, 2009, the Appellate Division decided In the Matter of Michael Curtin, Battalion Fire Chief (PM3593G), Elizabeth, Docket No.: A-4861-07T2. In the case, Michael Curtin appealed from the decision of the former Merit System Board (“Board”), now the New Jersey Civil...

Grievance Arbitration Award Affirmed

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October 22, 2009 16:28

  On October 21, 2009, the Appellate Division decided Township of Irvington v. Irvington P.B.A. Local 29, Docket No.: A-0152-08T1. In the case, the Township of Irvington appealed from Law Division orders of April 13, 2007 and July 25, 2008 that respectively confirmed an arbitration award and...