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D. Attorney Panels
A panel of network attorneys
shall be scheduled by the program
manager to discuss potential cases
of questionable merit and/or potential
appeals. The attorneys shall be
assigned to the panels on an equitable
rotating basis. The panel shall
consider the merits or lack thereof,
of potential cases or appeal when
requested. The legal opinions shall
be submitted to the program manager
in writing.
E. Forms
Appropriate forms shall be approved
by the PR&R Committee.
Appendix A
NEA Bylaw 2 Membership
2-1. Categories
f. Reserve membership shall
be open to any person
(i) who is on a leave of
absence of at least six
(6) months from the
employment that qualifies
him or her for Active
membership or (ii) who has
held Active or Education
Support membership
in the Association but
whose employment
status no longer qualifies
that individual for such
membership.
Appendix B
Illustrative List of Ineligible
Employment-Related Matters
This list below is not exhaustive
but is designed to be illustrative of
the types of disputes that do not
meet the definition of an “Employment
Related Matter” (Section I.G.
of the Guidelines for the NJEA/NEA
Legal Services Program.) Modifications
to this list must be approved by
the NJEA Executive Committee.
1. Workmen’s compensation
disputes or actions covered
by the New Jersey Workmen’s
Compensation Act
2. Disputes covered by an NEA
insurance program, except
matters involving the defense
of employment related criminal
charges brought against one or
more member(s) for which the
program provides payment only
if the member(s) is exonerated
3. Matters involving the activities
of a local or state affiliate
political action committee (PAC)
4. Any matter involving support of
a substantive position contrary
to NJEA policy
5. Disputes with 3rd party
insurance carriers over claims
denials
6. Challenges by bargaining unit
members to the election of local
or state affiliate officers
7. Disputes with Social Security
Administration over ineligibility
for or payment of benefits
8. Criminal and child protective
services (CPS) charges not
emanating from a member’s
implied or expressed duties
or for which the member has
previously admitted guilt
9. Challenges to municipal tax levy
decisions
10. Legal representation for lawsuit
filed by a parent or guardian
individually or on behalf of a
student or by an adult student
against the member including
TRO requests against member
11. Matters that involve the business
operations of a local affiliate
12. Member vs. employee disputes
13. Legal Assistance for a
management representative
challenged by one or more
rank-and-file employees or
an employee organization as a
result of an action taken as a
management representative .
Adopted May 15, 1981, Amended
June 16, 2000 by NJEA Executive
Committee
Drawn up by NJEA Professional
Rights and Responsibilities
(PR&R) Committee
*Applies to former NJEA Active
Members if the individual is no longer
able to be an NJEA Active member,
but is eligible to be an NEA Reserve
member under the NEA by-laws,
Bylaw 2-1F. (See Appendix A)