N.J.S.A. 11A:6-8 Sick leave injury in State service
a. Leaves of absence for career, senior executive and unclassified employees in State service due to injury or illness directly caused by and arising … Amended 2 times since 1986.
In plain language
Injury or illness caused by and arising from the job used to carry its own leave, separate from ordinary sick leave, and for State employees it no longer does. Subsection a. governs the leave by Commission rules in State service and by the subdivision's rules locally, and reduces any paid sick leave by the amount of workers' compensation or disability benefits received for the same injury. Subsection b. is the one that matters now: neither the Commission's rules nor a leave under this section is available to any State employee who sustains a qualifying injury or illness on or after 21 May 2010, or after the expiration of a collective negotiations agreement in effect on that date. Local employees are unaffected.
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. Last amended by L. 2010, c. 3, effective May 21, 2010, the most recent of 2 amendments.
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changes only when the Legislature amends it, so a section untouched since its last amendment is settled rather than out of date.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.
a.Leaves of absence for career, senior executive and unclassified employees in State service due to injury or illness directly caused by and arising from State employment shall be governed by rules of the Civil Service Commission. Leaves of absence for career and unclassified employees of a political subdivision directly caused by or arising from employment shall be governed by rules of the political subdivision. Any sick leave with pay shall be reduced by the amount of workers’ compensation or disability benefits, if any, received for the same injury or illness.#
b.The rules promulgated by the commission to govern leaves of absence under this section shall not apply, nor shall a leave of absence pursuant to this section be available, to any career, senior executive or unclassified employee in State service who sustains an injury or illness on or after the effective date [May 21, 2010] of P.L.2010, c.3, or the expiration of a collective negotiations agreement with a relevant provision in effect on that effective date, directly caused by and arising from State employment. This subsection shall not be construed as impairing the obligations set forth in any collective negotiations agreement between the State and its employees in effect on the effective date of P.L.2010, c.3.#
Legislative history
Session laws, newest first
- L. 2010, c. 3, section 6Amended
effective May 21, 2010 - L. 2008, c. 29, section 54Amended
effective June 30, 2008 - L. 1986, c. 112Enacted
no effective date given
How this section has been applied
1 reported decision cites 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.
Appellate Division 1
- In re Dykas261 N.J. Super. 626, 619 A.2d 660, 1993 N.J. Super. LEXIS 21
Effective-date provisions
Quoted from the session laws themselves.
- Section 120 of L. 2008, c. 29 provides: “This act shall take effect immediately and any actions necessary to implement this act may be taken any time thereafter. General implementation shall be completed no later than 12 months following enactment.” Chapter 29, L. 2008, was approved on June 30, 2008.
- Section 14 of L. 2010, c. 3 provides: “This act shall take effect on the 60th day following enactment.” Chapter 3, L. 2010, was approved on Mar. 22, 2010.