N.J.A.C. 4A:2-4.1 Notice of termination
N.J.A.C. 4A:2-4.1, Notice of termination. An employee terminated from service or returned to his or her former permanent title at the conclusion of a working test period due to unsatisfactory perfor Full text with 3 recorded amendments, 29 citing decisions, cited by 2 other rules.
Current through New Jersey Register, Vol. 58 No. 14, July 20, 2026. Reviewed as of July 26, 2026.
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In plain language
The notice that ends a working test period, and the timing rule that can hand you permanent status. An employee terminated, or returned to a former permanent title, at the conclusion of a working test period for unsatisfactory performance must be given written notice in person or by certified mail, and that notice has to tell them they may request a hearing before the Commission within 20 days of receiving it. The service window is narrow: no more than five working days before the last day of the working test period, and no more than five working days after it. A notice served outside that window creates a presumption that the employee has attained permanent status. Late notice is therefore worth checking the dates on carefully.
Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:2-4.1. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.
(a) An employee terminated from service or returned to his or her former permanent title at the conclusion of a working test period due to unsatisfactory performance shall be given written notice in person or by certified mail by the appointing authority. #
(b) The notice shall inform the employee of the right to request a hearing before the Civil Service Commission within 20 days of receipt of the notice. #
(c) The notice shall be served not more than five working days prior to or five working days following the last day of the working test period. A notice served after this period shall create a presumption that the employee has attained permanent status. #
Amendment history
Rule numbers, effective dates and New Jersey Register citations as published. 3 recorded changes.
- AmendedR.2015 d.18647 N.J.R. 1689(a); 47 N.J.R. 2966(a)
- AmendedR.1992 d.41424 N.J.R. 2491(a); 24 N.J.R. 3716(a)
- date not statedAdministrative correction25 N.J.R. 686(a)
How this rule has been applied
29 decisions have cited N.J.A.C. 4A:2-4.1. The list below is citations to those decisions, not the decisions. We have not written summaries for this section. A citation with no summary is deliberate: we do not paraphrase a decision we have not read. Nothing here is legal advice.
Civil Service Commission final determinations (21)
- In re Saldana, Burlington Cnty. Bd. of Soc. Serv., CSC DKT. NO. 2025-6222025 N.J. CSC LEXIS 195
- In re Saldana, Burlington Cnty. Bd. of Soc. Serv., CSC DKT. NO. 2025-6222025 N.J. CSC LEXIS 195
- In re Jeremy Rodas, Dep't of Children & Families, CSC Dkt. No. 2012-32042013 N.J. CSC LEXIS 657Docket CSV 12410-12
- Davis v. Newark Public Library9 N.J.A.R. 841987
- Brown v. State Department of Education97 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 537
- Murry v. Geraldine L. Thompson Medical Home97 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 371
- Tassoni v. County of Cape May97 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 248
- Raffa v. County of Cape May97 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 203
- Polk v. City of Camden Utilities Department97 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 163
- Heim v. Monmouth County, Department of Parks97 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 143
- Kilpatrick v. Department of Community Affairs97 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 115
- Raymond v. Trenton Department of Public Works97 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 52; 96 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 780
- Harris v. Northern State Prison96 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 596
- Woodburn v. Ocean County Department of Roads96 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 387
- Walker v. Camden County Sheriff's Department96 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 295
- Plummer v. Monmouth County Department of Buildings and Grounds96 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 129
- Patel v. State Department of Human Services96 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 126
- Ball v. Burlington County96 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 33
- Chandiramani v. Bergen County Board of Social Services96 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 12
- Hamilton v. Essex County Hospital Center95 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 580
- Montesi v. Burlington County95 N.J.A.R.2d (CSV) 404
Office of Administrative Law initial decisions (8)
- In re Saldana, Dep't of Personnel, Burlington Cnty. Bd. of Soc. Serv.2025 N.J. AGEN LEXIS 292Docket CSV 13829-24
- In re Rindosh, Burlington Cnty. Dep't of Human Serv., OAL Docket No. CSV 06594-222024 N.J. AGEN LEXIS 1072
- In re Bloomfield, OAL Docket No. CSV 10511-182019 N.J. AGEN LEXIS 1010
- In re Hanns, Jr., City of Linden Police Dep't2017 N.J. AGEN LEXIS 563Docket CSV 00745-17
- In re Delgaudio, Bergen Cnty. Bd. of Social Servs.2017 N.J. AGEN LEXIS 371Docket CSV 09823-16
- In re Ellington, Essex Cnty. Dep't of Citizen Servs.2017 N.J. AGEN LEXIS 176Docket CSV 12787-16
- In re Bellini2006 N.J. AGEN LEXIS 209Docket CSV 3584-02
- In re Bellini2006 N.J. AGEN LEXIS 209Docket CSV 3584-02