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N.J.A.C. 4A:3-4.3 Job reevaluation requests and appeals: State service

N.J.A.C. 4A:3-4.3, Job reevaluation requests and appeals: State service. Appointing authorities may request a reevaluation by the Chairperson or designee of a job title to determine its proper class code. The request, which shall Full text with 2 recorded amendments, 3 citing decisions, cited by 3 o

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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 unit of analysis is what separates this from a position review request. A job reevaluation concerns the class code assigned to a whole title, so an employee or authorised employee representative appealing one has to produce evidence that the change in job content affects every employee in the title, not just the appellant. The appeal also needs a written narrative identifying the substantive change in job content or in other evaluation factors, plus a revised job specification marked to show the changes. It goes first to the agency representative, who has 10 days either to ask for more information or to forward it. A Commission representative then decides within 60 days of receiving everything required. Appeal to the Commission itself runs 20 days from receipt of that decision, may be decided on the written record or referred to an independent salary reviewer, and considers nothing that was not argued below. Where reevaluation is approved it takes effect from the first full pay period after the Commission received the fully documented request or appeal.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:3-4.3. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

(a) Appointing authorities may request a reevaluation by the Chairperson or designee of a job title to determine its proper class code. The request, which shall be submitted through the agency representative, must include a brief rationale for the request, an organization chart, and the requested new salary level. The Chairperson or designee may require additional information to be submitted in a manner and form as determined by the Chairperson or designee. #

(b) An appeal by an employee or authorized employee representative for a reevaluation shall be submitted, in writing, to the agency representative. The appeal must identify and explain the areas of substantive change in job content or other change in job evaluation factors through written narrative and a revised job specification, which shall be marked to indicate changes, and include evidence that the change in job content affects all employees in the title. A representative of the Civil Service Commission may require additional information to be submitted in a manner and form as determined by the Chairperson or designee. #

1. The agency representative shall review the appeal and ensure that the information set forth in (b) above has been included. Within 10 days of receipt of the appeal, the appointing authority representative shall either notify the appellant that specific additional information is required, or shall forward the appeal to the Civil Service Commission and so notify the appellant, and may indicate a recommended approval or rejection of the appeal for specified reasons. If additional information is required, the agency representative shall forward the appeal to the Civil Service Commission within 10 days of receipt of the appellant's response to the request for additional information. #

(c) A representative of the Civil Service Commission shall review the request or appeal and render a written decision. A written decision on evaluation appeals shall be rendered within 60 days of receipt of all required information. The decision letter shall include a notice of appeal rights to the Commission in the case of an appeal by an employee or authorized employee representative. #

(d) Any affected employee or authorized employee representative may appeal the determination to the Civil Service Commission within 20 days of its receipt. The appeal shall contain all information which was presented to the prior level, a statement identifying the specific portions of the prior level determination being contested, and the basis for appeal. The appellant shall provide copies to all parties. #

(e) The Civil Service Commission may render a decision based on the written record or appoint an independent salary reviewer. All parties, either personally, through counsel or authorized union representative, shall have the opportunity to present argument. Information and/or argument which was not presented at a prior level of appeal shall not be considered. #

1. If a salary reviewer is appointed, he or she shall submit a report and recommendation to the Civil Service Commission within 30 days after the review. #

2. The report and recommendation shall be sent to all parties. Exceptions may be filed within 15 days of receipt of the report and recommendation. If exceptions are filed, cross-exceptions may be filed within 10 days of receipt of the exceptions. Exceptions and cross-exceptions shall be served on all parties. #

(f) A decision by the Civil Service Commission is the final administrative determination. #

(g) If a title is approved for reevaluation, the effective date of the reevaluation shall be the first full pay period following the receipt by the Civil Service Commission of a fully documented request for reevaluation under (a) above or a fully documented appeal under (b) above. #

Amendment history

Rule numbers, effective dates and New Jersey Register citations as published. 2 recorded changes.

  1. AmendedR.2017 d.100
    48 N.J.R. 2653(a); 49 N.J.R. 1182(a)
  2. AmendedR.1993 d.424
    25 N.J.R. 1916(a); 25 N.J.R. 4064(a)

How this rule has been applied

3 decisions have cited N.J.A.C. 4A:3-4.3. 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.

Superior Court (1)
  • Commissioner. Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO v. New Jersey Dept. of Personnel299 N.J.Super. 166
Civil Service Commission final determinations (2)
  • In re Employment Servs. Trainee, Dep't of Labor & Workforce Dev., CSC Docket Nos. 2020-2061, et. al. (Consolidated)2020 N.J. CSC LEXIS 1004Docket 2020-2061
  • In re Wage Collection Referee, Dep't of Labor and Workforce Dev., CSC Dkt. Nos. 2013-14402013 N.J. CSC LEXIS 520

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