Eliminating huge end-of-career payouts to public employees for their unused sick days has been atop Governor Chris Christie’s ‘to-do’ list for months. He constantly rails against the Democrat-controlled legislature for not taking action. Princeton Township is the latest to make news in this area. Property taxpayers in the township will continue to pay their long-time municipal administrator and po
A bill designed to put an end to outrageous sick leave cash payments for public workers and eliminate any post-retirement sick leave benefit for non-unionized public workers going forward was released Thursday by an Assembly committee.
At least for the time being it is not likely that Governor Chris Christie will be calling State Senate President Steve Sweeney one of the leaders of the "Do Nothing" legislature.
Gov. Chris Christie says he's encouraged by legislation introduced this week by state Senate President Steve Sweeney to curtail the practice of public employees cashing out sick time when they retire.
Governor Chris Christie wants to completely eliminate end-of-career payouts to future public workers for their unused sick time and it appears the State Senate President is ready to give him what he wants.
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney on Tuesday introduced a bill to curtail the practice of public employees cashing out sick time when they retire.