Legislative Corner
Appellate Division upholds Daniel’s Law!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAppellate Division upholds Daniel’s Law protections for Law Enforcement! Trenton, NJ – The Fraternal Order of Police-New Jersey State Lodge, representing over 14,000 law enforcement officers throughout all facets of law enforcement in the state of...
The New Jersey State Fraternal Order of Police announces a revision to IAPP Section 4.2.5
As many of you know, several months ago the NJ Attorney General’s Office issued a revision to IAPP Section 4.2.5, which severely undermined the ability of employees and their representatives to exercise what is commonly referred to as the Weingarten right during...
The New Jersey State Fraternal Order of Police announces the following legislative priorities
The New Jersey State Fraternal Order of Police recognizes the legislative needs of our members and continues to work tirelessly to address those issues. President Robert W. Fox, the NJFOP Legislative Committee and our lobbyist, Dr. Peter Guzzo, in collaboration with...
Does collective bargaining improve police salaries?
Simply stated, collective bargaining is a process of negotiations between employers and a recognized majority representative for a specific group of employees.
New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police endorse legislative candidates in 2021 General Election
After much deliberation, the Board voted to make no endorsement for…
NJFOP-supported bill that expands categories for retired officers eligible to be security officers
NJFOP has been pushing for expansion of categories of retired law enforcement officers who would be eligible to be security officers in schools...both nonpublic and public...as well as county colleges. NJFOP President Robert W. Fox maintains that expansion of the list...
AG Gurbir Grewal pushes back on Assembly Bill No. 3115/Senate Bill No. 1036
(Trenton) Attorney General Gurbir Grewal spoke before the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Monday, December 10 regarding Assembly Bill No. 3115/Senate Bill No. 1036. These bills would require the Attorney General to take over the investigation and grand jury...
The following bills had action recently
S2201 - Establishes criminal penalties for unlawful control over weapons of any law enforcement officer and interference with equipment or duties of law enforcement officers and emergency services personnel. 03/08/2018 Introduced and referred to Senate Law and Public...
Summer, 2017 Legislative Report
FOP LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR JULY3, 2017 FOP LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR JULY 3, 2017: EYE ON TRENTON The New Jersey State Legislature broke for the Summer at the end of June (other than remaining in Trenton to deal with the unresolved State Budget) with several...
Assemblyman Benson continues to work for fair compensation for public employees injured by inmates or detainees
TRENTON) -Last month, we reported that an FOP-initiated piece of legislation (S596/A3422) that would allow certain public employees continue to receive fair compensation after being forced out of work because of injuries resulting from being attacked while supervising...