03.05.2024With Great Caution and Deference New Jersey Courts Leave Decisions Resulting From Internal Grievance Proceedings of Universities UndisturbedOn February 16, 2024, in a published decision in Chee Ng, PH.D., v. Fairleigh Dickinson University, the New Jersey Appellate Division granted summary judgment in favor of the University against a former tenured professor who disagreed with the findings of his termination hearing. The court left the University’s decision to terminate the professor undisturbed because it is well settled that Universities have the freedom to decide who to hire, promote, or retain. A University’s – whether public or private – grievance process is entitled to deference.
10.24.2023Genova Burns Adds School Finance Specialist David Sciarra to its RanksGenova Burns LLC is proud to announce the addition of David Sciarra to the firm. Mr. Sciarra will be serving as Of Counsel.
Before joining the firm, Mr. Sciarra served as the head of Education Law Center in Newark for over twenty years. He became a pivotal figure in the fight for educational equity over that time. Most notably, he was integral in the landmark Abbott vs. Burke case where the Education Law Center claimed New Jersey’s method of funding public schools under the Public School Education Act of 1975 was unconstitutional. The ruling compelled the school system in the state to reduce inequalities in its funding and ensure all students regardless of economic background have access to education.
09.14.2022 Can Money Buy Happiness? New York Seeks to Retain Health Care Workers Through its New Bonus Initiative Last month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the launch of the Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus (HWB) Program, an initiative to increase New York’s health care workforce by 20% over the next five years. The Program seeks to recruit, retain, and reward health care and mental hygiene workers through issuing bonuses to qualifying workers who remain in their position for at least six months.
09.24.2019#21 of Genova Burns’ Anniversary Countdown of the Most Influential Cases, Events and Laws in New JerseyAs Genova Burns celebrates its 30th anniversary serving the legal needs of clients throughout New Jersey and across the Northeast, we will be counting down the top 30 legal cases, events and laws that have left a significant impact on society, business, politics, and lifestyle here in the Garden State.
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