Arbitration Caps

New Jersey's state Senate has given final passage to a measure that would extend the cap on arbitration awards to police and firefighters.

The New Jersey Assembly has approved a bill that could help towns stay below the 2 percent cap on property tax increases. The measure limits arbitrator-awarded salary increases for police and firefighters.

Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto has introduced legislation that could end the stalemate over arbitrator-awarded pay increases to police and firefighters.