N.J. Alarm System Installers Lose Suit Over Apprentice Mandate

An added apprenticeship program requirement for New Jersey public works contractors doesn’t violate the constitutional rights of fire and security alarm installers, a federal court in New Jersey ruled.

The New Jersey Electronic Life Safety Security Association and Cencom Corp., a small business that does business as Central Jersey Security, said no applicable program exists, according to the court. The requirement also favors unionized businesses, they said.

But they didn’t adequately allege violations of the U.S. Constitution’s contract clause, the due process clause, or the First Amendment, Judge Freda L. Wolfson said Oct. 29 for the U.S. District Court for ...