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N.J.A.C. 4A:6-2.2 Fixed workweek (35, 40, 3E or 4E) job titles: State service

N.J.A.C. 4A:6-2.2, Fixed workweek (35, 40, 3E or 4E) job titles: State service. Job titles which meet all of the following criteria shall be assigned a fixed workweek of either 35 or 40 hours: 1. The work schedule is consistently regula Full text with 1 citing decision, cited by 3 other rules.

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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

Four things have to be true at once before a State job title is assigned a fixed workweek. The schedule is consistently regular, amenable to administrative control, and set by a supervisor rather than by the nature of the service, with employees having minimal discretion over it. The hours conform to the standard pattern of work time for the typical work location. Employees normally work under direct supervision within a formal work program at a State office or place of business, with field work away from direct supervision kept minimal. And the appointing authority can certify with assurance when somebody has worked beyond the normal week. Titles clearing all four are designated 35 or 40 hours. Titles exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act are designated 3E or 4E instead, so the E marks the exemption rather than a different number of hours.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:6-2.2. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

(a) Job titles which meet all of the following criteria shall be assigned a fixed workweek of either 35 or 40 hours: #

1. The work schedule is consistently regular, amenable to administrative control and determined by the direction of a supervisor rather than by the nature of the service and employees have minimal discretion over their work schedule; #

2. The hours of work conform to a standard pattern of work time for the typical work location; #

3. Employees normally work under direct supervision within a formal work program in a State office, location or place of business. Field work without direct supervision is minimal; and #

4. An appointing authority can certify with assurance when an employee performs work beyond the normal workweek. #

(b) Job titles which meet the criteria in (a) above are designated as 35 hours (35) or 40 hours (40), except those exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. 20 et seq., are designated exempt 35 hours (3E) or exempt 40 hours (4E). #

How this rule has been applied

1 decision has cited N.J.A.C. 4A:6-2.2. 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.

New Jersey Supreme Court (1)
  • 62 N.J. 193; 299 A.2d 727

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