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N.J.A.C. 4A:8-1.4 Review by the Civil Service Commission

N.J.A.C. 4A:8-1.4, Review by the Civil Service Commission. At least 30 days prior to issuance of layoff notices, or such other period as permitted by the Chairperson or designee, the following information shall be s Full text with 6 recorded amendments, 12 citing decisions, cited by 3 other rules.

Layoffs · Procedures

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

Thirty days before any layoff notice goes out, the appointing authority files a layoff plan with the Chairperson. What goes into it is a detailed record: the reason, the projected effective date, a sample notice, the positions to be vacated, reclassified or abolished by title, and the name, status, layoff unit, location and permanent title of every employee initially affected, including employees on leave. It also lists the vacant positions in the layoff unit the authority is willing to fill, explains every alternative and pre-layoff action taken or ruled out, and summarises the consultations with negotiations representatives. Two consequences follow. Those listed vacancies must then be filled and may only be filled through the layoff procedures. And the Chairperson may direct changes, including to the layoff notice and to the effective date of the layoff. Local jurisdictions with an approved performance evaluation programme also file the names of permanent employees rated Unsatisfactory in the preceding 12 months.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:8-1.4. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

(a) At least 30 days prior to issuance of layoff notices, or such other period as permitted by the Chairperson or designee, the following information shall be submitted by an appointing authority to the Chairperson or designee: #

1. The reason for the layoff; #

2. The projected effective date of layoff; #

3. Sample copies of the layoff notice and the projected date for issuance; #

4. The number of positions (including position numbers in State service) by title to be vacated, reclassified, or abolished and the names, status, layoff units, locations and, as of the effective date of the layoff, permanent titles of employees initially affected, including employees on leave; #

5. The vacant positions in the layoff unit (including position numbers in State service) that the appointing authority is willing to fill as of the effective date of the layoff; #

6. A detailed explanation of all alternative and pre-layoff actions that have been taken, or have been considered and determined inapplicable; #

7. A summary of consultations with affected negotiations representatives; and #

8. A list of affected negotiations representatives, including addresses and the units they represent. #

(b) In local jurisdictions having a performance evaluation program approved by the Civil Service Commission, the appointing authority shall also submit the names of permanent employees who have received a rating of Unsatisfactory or equivalent in their permanent title within the 12-month period preceding the effective date of the layoff. #

(c) Following submission of the information required in (a) above, all vacant positions identified in (a)5 above shall be filled, except under exceptional circumstances with the approval of the Chairperson or designee, and may only be filled through layoff procedures. #

(d) Upon review of the information required to be submitted in (a) and (b) above, or in the absence of timely submission of such information, the Chairperson or designee may take appropriate remedial action, including: #

1. Requiring submission of additional or corrected information; #

2. Providing needed assistance to the appointing authority; #

3. Directing implementation of appropriate alternative or pre-layoff measures; or #

4. Directing necessary changes in the layoff notice, which may include the effective date of the layoff. #

(e) Upon approval of the layoff plan, the a representative of the Civil Service Commission shall provide affected negotiations representatives with a copy of the plan as it affects their represented employees. #

Amendment history

Rule numbers, effective dates and New Jersey Register citations as published. 6 recorded changes.

  1. AmendedR.2016 d.174
    48 N.J.R. 12(a); 48 N.J.R. 2780(a)
  2. AmendedR.2000 d.12
    31 N.J.R. 2827(a); 32 N.J.R. 39(a)
  3. AmendedR.1995 d.251
    27 N.J.R. 612(a); 27 N.J.R. 1967(b)
  4. date not statedPetition for rulemaking
    41 N.J.R. 3850(b)
  5. date not statedPetition for rulemaking
    42 N.J.R. 1911(a)
  6. date not statedPetition for rulemaking
    57 N.J.R. 205(c)

How this rule has been applied

12 decisions have cited N.J.A.C. 4A:8-1.4. 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)
  • City Council, City of Orange Tp. v. Brown249 N.J.Super. 185; 592 A.2d 260
Civil Service Commission final determinations (8)
  • In re Downing, Irvington Housing Auth., CSC Docket No. 2023-14922023 N.J. CSC LEXIS 201Docket 2023-1492
  • In re Boeren, et al., Sussex Cnty. Sheriff's Office, CSC Docket Nos. 2020-1321, et al. (Consolidated)2020 N.J. CSC LEXIS 925Docket 2020-1321
  • In re N.J. Sch. of Conservation, Montclair State Univ., Layoff, CSC Docket No. 2020-27222020 N.J. CSC LEXIS 432Docket 2020-2722
  • In re Cnty. Police Officers, Bergen Cnty. Sheriff's Office, CSC Docket No. 2017-35202017 N.J. CSC LEXIS 414Docket 2017-3520
  • In re Gregory-Hunt, City of Paterson, Dep't of Cmty. Dev., CSC DKT. NO. 2016-23722017 N.J. CSC LEXIS 50
  • In re Monahan, Dep't of Human Servs., CSC Dkt. No. 2014-30102014 N.J. CSC LEXIS 826
  • In re Newark Teachers' Union, Local 481, Newark Sch. Dist., CSC Docket No. 2013-34542014 N.J. CSC LEXIS 497Docket 2013-3454
  • In re William Hendrickson and Thomas Van Gorder, Vernon Twp., CSC Dkt. Nos. 2012-1772 and 2012-17732013 N.J. CSC LEXIS 139
Office of Administrative Law initial decisions (2)
  • In re Gregory-Hunt, City of Paterson, Dep't of Cmty. Dev.2016 N.J. AGEN LEXIS 1227Docket CSV 01736-16
  • 2015 N.J. AGEN LEXIS 490Docket CSV 04096-11
Other decisions (1)
  • Borough of Keyport v. Int'l Union of Operating Eng'rs, Local 682015 N.J. LEXIS 7902015

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