Coach Fired Over A Law

Do you think there is a case with the below facts.  A coach was hired by a state college in NJ in 2006.  He was recently told that he would not be brought back as the assistant coach at Stockton because his wife was the head volleyball coach because of a state law passed in 2006 that the school ignored.  The law was designed to prevent corruption not to prevent from someone assisting as a coach part time.  Case or no case. 

Never heard of any such NJ  law. Doesn't say it doesn't exist.

Now some organizations pass anti nepotism policies or policies designed to prevent one from supervising ones spouse  (but not ones lover!) .

In my school either a tenure issue or the collective bargaining agreement  could well trump any attempt to retroactively  apply some anti nepotism policy --but trust me we may squeeze out white coaches to make room for others!

We hire board member's kids who are not qualified but we prevent folks from being free volunteer weight coaches if own kid would be in weight room .

I doubt a coach is a tenured slot--but I don't know with state related colleges.

Probably no case.

If coach has a contract then coach should READ the contract.

It will spell out renewal and termination procedures. But I'm guessing, with a contract, the school has final say as to wanting him back or not.

And with no contract (part time, you said) then he is employed at will and can be fired or not asked back for any reason (even incredibly stupid reasons) or no reason at all as long as it doesn't involve illegal discrimination, which this apparently doesn't.

If you were working for a college that paid medical benefits to departed employes and non existing employes to tune of 3/4 million bucks --they would need to save money someplace wouldn't they?