New Jersey § 18a:64g-6

§ 18a:64g-6.

a. Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any officers or employees of

the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey who become employees of University

Hospital of their rights, privileges, obligations, or status with respect to any pension,

retirement, or health benefits system. The employees shall retain all of their rights and benefits under existing collective

negotiations agreements or contracts until such time as new or revised agreements

or contracts are agreed to and such employees shall continue to be represented by

the majority representative that represented them as employees of the University of

Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey unless the employees choose to change their majority

representative pursuant to law. University Hospital shall assume all obligations under existing or expired collective

negotiations agreements that covered employees of the University of Medicine and Dentistry

of New Jersey on the effective date of this act and who become employees of University

Hospital. Employees in an existing University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey negotiations

unit who are transferred to or become employees of University Hospital shall be deemed

to constitute an appropriate collective negotiations unit under the “New Jersey Employer-Employee

Relations Act,” P.L.1941, c. 100 ( C.34:13A-1 et seq. ). Nothing in this act shall affect the civil service status, if any, of those officers

or employees. Nothing in this act shall affect the tenure, rank, or academic track of any person

holding a faculty position that is associated with University Hospital. b. The employees of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey who become

employees of University Hospital pursuant to the provisions of this act shall not

be considered new employees for any purpose and shall retain any accrued seniority,

rank, and tenure, which shall be applied when determining eligibility for all benefits,

including all paid leave time, longevity increases, and promotions. c. If employees of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, who become

employees of University Hospital, are transferred to, or otherwise become employees

of, a new entity as a result of a restructuring or reorganization pursuant or subsequent

to this act, those employees shall remain “employees” within the meaning of the “New

Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act,” P.L.1941, c. 100 ( C.34:13A-1 et seq. ) and any applicable State pension and health benefits laws, and shall retain all

of their rights and benefits under existing or expired collective negotiations agreements

or contracts until such time as new or revised agreements or contracts are agreed

to. The new entity shall be an “employer” within the meaning of the “New Jersey Employer-Employee

Relations Act,” P.L.1941, c. 100 ( C.34:13A-1 et seq. ) and any applicable State pension and health benefits laws, and shall assume all

obligations under existing or expired collective negotiations agreements that covered

employees while employed at University Hospital or the University of Medicine and

Dentistry of New Jersey immediately prior to their transfer to the new entity. Employees in a University Hospital negotiations unit, who are transferred to a new

entity, shall be deemed to constitute an appropriate collective negotiations unit

under the “New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act,” P.L.1941, c. 100 ( C.34:13A-1 et seq. ). d. Employees of University Hospital, who become employees of a new entity pursuant

to the provisions of this act, shall not be considered new employees for any purpose

and shall retain any accrued seniority, rank, and tenure, which shall be applied when

determining eligibility for all benefits, including all paid leave time, longevity

increases, and promotions.