Guidelines for NJEA/NEA Legal Services Program
General Provisions
A. Nondiscrimination
No applicant for legal services shall
be discriminated against on the basis
of race, creed, national origin, religion,
age, handicap, color, gender,
sexual orientation, marital status or
economic status.
B. Administration
The Associate Director for Legal
Services shall be the Legal Services
Program Manager and shall
have primary responsibility for the
administration of the Legal Services
Program on a day-to-day basis.
C. Affiliation
In order to qualify for financial assistance,
a local must meet the affiliation
standards of the NJEA prior to
any incident for which assistance is
requested.
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D. Membership Status
In order to qualify for financial assistance
an individual must be a dues
paying member of NJEA and must
meet the criteria set forth below.
“Occurrence” shall mean an action
or series of related actions that may
reasonably lead to form the basis of,
or result in an employment-related
dispute.
1. NJEA Active Professional or
Active Supportive Member
a. Individual must have been
an Active Professional or
Active Supportive Member
on the date he/she requests
financial assistance for legal
services.
b. Individual must be an
Active Professional
or Active Supportive
Member on the date of the
occurrence giving rise to the
need for legal services.
c. Individual must maintain
continuous NJEA
membership while receiving
financial assistance for legal
services, whether as an
Active Professional Member
or Active Supportive
Member, if he/she meets
the qualifications for such
Active Membership under
the NJEA Constitution
and Bylaws; or as a Retired
Member, if the individual
is no longer eligible to be
an Active Professional or
Active Supportive Member,
but is eligible to be a Retired
Member under the NJEA
Constitution and Bylaws; or
an individual must maintain
continuous membership as