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N.J.A.C. 4A:6-2.5 Inclement weather or emergency conditions: State service

N.J.A.C. 4A:6-2.5, Inclement weather or emergency conditions: State service. The Governor, or their designee, in consultation with the Office of Emergency Management, shall determine whether a period of inclement weather or other adv Full text with 3 recorded amendments.

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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 Governor, or the Governor's designee, decides in consultation with the Office of Emergency Management whether inclement weather or another adverse situation requires curtailing State operations, and whether the curtailment is Statewide, regional or narrower. The same determination says whether teleworking is possible during it. If it is, employees approved for their appointing authority's telework program are required to telework, whether or not they were scheduled to work remotely that day, and an employee who cannot perform their duties remotely must notify the appointing authority immediately and make alternative arrangements. Each department reviews its essential attendance criteria yearly, notifies designated employees and gives them the Essential Employee Attendance Plan by October 31, and files its updated roster with the Commission and affected unions by November 15. Essential attendance employees required to work under the plan are paid at their regular rate; overtime for non-exempt employees comes from N.J.A.C. 4A:3-5.1 and following.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:6-2.5. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

(a) The Governor, or their designee, in consultation with the Office of Emergency Management, shall determine whether a period of inclement weather or other adverse situation requires the curtailment of State operations and services and whether emergency procedures need to be implemented. #

1. This determination shall include whether the curtailment shall be Statewide, regional, specific to one or more facilities, or limited in some other manner; and whether the inclement weather or other adverse situation would still allow employees who are approved for participation in their appointing authority's telework program to telework during the curtailment of State operations. If the determination is made that employees are able to telework during the curtailment, employees who are approved for participation in their appointing authority's telework program are required to telework, regardless of whether they were scheduled to work in-person or remotely on the day of the curtailment. In the event that an employee participating in their appointing authority's telework program is unable to perform their duties, responsibilities, and assigned tasks remotely on the day of the curtailment, the employee shall immediately notify their appointing authority and make alternative arrangements in a timely manner. #

2. The Office of Emergency Management shall notify all State departments and agencies, and appropriate media outlets, when the curtailment of State operations and services and/or an Essential Employee Attendance Plan are to be implemented. #

(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: #

1. "Essential Employee Attendance Plan" shall mean that portion of a department or agency's procedures for operating during a period of inclement weather or other adverse situation that explains the responsibilities, requirements and expectations of essential attendance employees in the event that the Governor determines that a period of inclement weather or other adverse situation requires the curtailment of State operations or services. #

2. "Inclement weather or other adverse situation" shall mean an actual or imminent change in the weather or an actual or imminent change in other conditions or circumstances that is serious enough to disrupt all or a portion of the functions of State government. #

(c) Each State department and agency shall annually review its criteria for the designation of essential attendance employees and, based on these criteria, update its roster of such employees. Employees so designated shall be notified no later than October 31 of each year of this designation and shall at that time be provided with a copy of the department or agency's Essential Employee Attendance Plan. The Plan shall include the responsibilities, requirements, and expectations of such employees in the event that a period of inclement weather or other adverse situation requires the curtailment of State operations or services. #

1. Each State department and agency shall provide the Civil Service Commission and affected union representatives with its updated roster of essential attendance employees no later than November 15 of each year. The Civil Service Commission shall make this information available to the Office of Emergency Management. #

(d) An essential attendance employee who is required to work in accordance with an Essential Employee Attendance Plan shall be compensated at the regular rate of pay for such work. See N.J.A.C. 4A:3-5 for overtime compensation for work performed by non-exempt employees in excess of the regular workweek. #

Amendment history

Rule numbers, effective dates and New Jersey Register citations as published. 3 recorded changes.

  1. AmendedR.2025 d.131
    57 N.J.R. 865(a); 57 N.J.R. 2475(c)
  2. AmendedR.2016 d.171
    48 N.J.R. 5(a); 48 N.J.R. 2775(b); 52 N.J.R. 971(a)
  3. Repealed and replacedR.1997 d.412
    29 N.J.R. 2733(a); 29 N.J.R. 4279(c)

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