Court Reinstates Arbitrator's Award of Full Holiday Pay for Injured Police Officer

The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division reinstated an arbitrator’s award, finding that a correctional police officer was entitled to full holiday pay for the holidays that fell within the time she was out on workers' compensation leave. Case: Ocean County Department of Corrections v. Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 258, No. A-2974-23, 10/16/2025, unpublished. Facts: The Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 258 is the exclusive representative of all correctional police officers employed by Ocean County. The county and the union are parties t...