Handling php array or variable inside javascript directly using json_encode, will result some value null.
To check null using jquery in this case:
	parse php multidimensional array
	var operators = $.parseJSON('<?php echo json_encode($operators);?>');
	//example check for null
	if( operator[0].last_name !== null ){
		lastName = operator.last_name;
	}
	
	 
                
                
				
			
	 	
What do you think?