Communications Workers of America v. New Jersey Department of Personnel

In this case, the Appellate Division entered a judgment invalidating the pilot programs that were adopted by the Commissioner of the Department of Personnel. The Appellate Division held that the pilot programs exceed the scope of the powers that may lawfully be delegated under N.J.S.A. 11A:2-11i. 299 N.J.Super. 166, 167, 690 A.2d 695 (1997). I would affirm that judgment substantially for the reasons set forth in the opinion of Judge Landau.

The Court finds that “the purposes underlying” the Civil Service Act (Act), N.J.S.A. 11A:1-1 to 12-6, “provide the Commissioner with sufficient standards…