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N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.16 Leave for union office

N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.16, Leave for union office. appointing authority may grant a leave of absence without pay to any employee elected or appointed as an official of the employee's union. The maximum period Full text with cited by 2 other rules.

Leaves, Hours of Work, and Employee Development · Leaves of Absence

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

Forty-one words, and the operative one is "may". An appointing authority may grant a leave of absence without pay to an employee elected or appointed as an official of the union of that employee. Nothing here obliges it to. The length is not fixed by the rule either: the maximum period is a subject of negotiation between the employer and the union, so the contract carries what the regulation leaves blank. In State service such leave may run past the ordinary limits on leave without pay where the negotiated agreement provides for it (4A:6-1.10), and a local appointing authority may grant it under 4A:6-1.1.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.16. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

An appointing authority may grant a leave of absence without pay to any employee elected or appointed as an official of the employee's union. The maximum period for such leaves shall be a subject of negotiation between the employer and union.

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