N.J.S.A. 11A:6-5 Sick leave
Full-time State and political subdivision employees shall receive a sick leave credit of no less than one working day for each completed month of serv… Implemented by a rule in N.J.A.C. Title 4A.
In plain language
Sick leave is the one entitlement in this chapter that does not split by employer. Full-time State and political subdivision employees alike get no less than one working day for each completed month during the rest of their first calendar year, and 15 working days every year after. Unused sick leave accumulates without limit, which is the provision the entire supplemental compensation scheme later in this chapter depends on.
Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of this section. The statute itself is below, unabridged.
Current through the close of the 221st Legislature (L. 2025, c. 346). What that means
Enacted by L. 1986, c. 112. Never amended since.
A New Jersey statute changes only when the Legislature amends it, so a section untouched since its last amendment is settled rather than out of date.
Reviewed as of July 28, 2026. Official text: njleg.state.nj.us.
Full-time State and political subdivision employees shall receive a sick leave credit of no less than one working day for each completed month of service during the remainder of the first calendar year of service and 15 working days in every year thereafter. Unused sick leave shall accumulate without limit.
The rules that implement this section
A statute sets the framework and the Civil Service Commission’s rules fill in the detail. Where a question turns on procedure, the rule usually governs; where it turns on who is covered or what the Commission may do, the statute does.
- N.J.A.C. 4A:9, the whole chapter
Legislative history
Session laws, newest first
- L. 1986, c. 112Enacted
no effective date given
How this section has been applied
5 reported decisions cite this section. Citations only: the summaries in the source are the publisher's own writing, and where we describe a case we write it from the decision itself.
New Jersey Supreme Court 1
- Fantl v. Newark11 N.J. 429, 94 A.2d 831, 1953 N.J. LEXIS 298
Appellate Division 2
- Professional Asso., State Dep't of Education v. Commissioner of Education132 N.J. Super. 338, 333 A.2d 566, 1975 N.J. Super. LEXIS 894
- Appleby v. State Civil Service Com.190 N.J. Super. 249, 463 A.2d 346, 1983 N.J. Super. LEXIS 897
Superior Court 2
- Camden v. Dicks135 N.J. Super. 559, 343 A.2d 808, 1975 N.J. Super. LEXIS 729
- Fantl v. Newark21 N.J. Super. 489, 91 A.2d 445, 1952 N.J. Super. LEXIS 829