state workers

A recent Star ledger of Newark report reveals that Democratic State senator Nick Sacco is eligible to receive over $330,000 for his unused sick days as an assistant school superintendent in North Jersey. The report has Republicans once again stepping up efforts to eliminate the cash-outs for all newly hired public officials.

A state investigation has found that nearly four dozen New Jersey Division of Taxation employees improperly looked at the tax records of their co-workers.

Last week the Governor of Florida signed a bill that would require all State employees to undergo  mandatory random drug testing. Would this work if it was brought to NJ? The private sector has already been doing this for years, shouldn't the public sector be subjected to the same treatment?

The battle rages on over how much taxpayer money should be used to fund huge end-of-career payouts for public workers' unused sick and vacation time. The chairman of the State Senate Budget Committee is sponsoring a bill to cap the cash-outs. He calls it a compromise, but Governor Chris Christie calls it a joke.

The sponsor of a bill to end five- and six-figure sick-leave payouts for retiring public employees in New Jersey is calling on Gov. Chris Christie to sign compromise legislation.

Gov. Chris Christie is reiterating his demand for the New Jersey Legislature to eliminate pay outs for unused sick pay.