Township of Manalapan, NJ Article VII Leaves

§ 30-25 Disability leaves and service-connected injuries.

A. A salaried employee injured in the performance of his duties shall receive full salary payments during his absence in accordance with the sick leave schedule for personal illness; however, such time shall not be charged against his personal sick leave. When payment under workmen's compensation is made to the employee, the Township shall pay the employee the difference between the compensation payment and his full pay during the period of his allowable sick leave.

B. Any employee on sick leave and receiving his normal compensation who, in addition, qualifies for payments under workmen's compensation weekly benefits shall, during the period he is receiving weekly benefits, be entitled only to that portion of his regular salary which, with the workmen's compensation payments, equals his normal salary. The employee shall reimburse the Township for moneys received as workmen's compensation, temporary benefits or from legal settlement or judgment against the person or persons responsible for the injury.

C. In the event that any employee shall not have accumulated sick leave at the time of the disability and in the event that any such accumulated sick leave shall be exhausted before the termination of the disability, the governing body shall review the condition and circumstances and fix and determine the amount of additional compensation, if any, to be paid to the employee during the remainder of the disability.

D. All employees who shall be disabled either through injury or illness as a result of or arising from their respective employment shall submit themselves for examination by any one of the panel of doctors made available by the insurance company which carries the workmen's compensation insurance on the Township employees. The Township shall in no event be liable for the payment of any medical services rendered to a disabled employee by any doctor other than a member of the workmen's compensation panel. Every employee who shall be disabled either through injury or illness so as to be physically unfit for duty shall give notice in writing to the head of the department in which he is employed. The employee shall submit to an examination by a physician designated by the Municipal Administrator, who shall report and certify the nature and extent of the disability.

E. A leave of absence without pay may be requested by any employee of the Township by submitting the reasons for the requested leave in writing to his department head. Requests shall require the approval of the governing body and will usually not exceed a six-month period.

F. When an employee is injured in the line of duty, the governing body shall, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:11-8,[1] pass a resolution giving the employee up to one year's leave of absence with pay.

[1] Editor's Note: Repealed by L. 1971, c. 200. See N.J.S.A. 40A:9-7.

§ 30-26 (Reserved) [1]

[1] Editor's Note: Former § 30-26, Maternity leave, was repealed 12-28-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-12.

§ 30-27 Military leave.

Any full-time employee who is a member of the National Guard or Reserve components of the military or naval service of the United States and is required to perform active duty for training periods shall be granted a leave of absence with pay for the period of such training. When an employee not on probation has been called to active duty or inducted into the military or naval forces of the United States, he shall automatically be granted an indefinite leave of absence without pay for the duration of such active military service. However, in order that the employee may be reinstated without loss of privileges or seniority, he must report for duty with the Township within 90 days following his honorable discharge from the military service, except as provided in N.J.S.A. 40A:9-159. In times of national emergency, the Township Committee shall grant a leave of absence with pay for up to 90 days.

§ 30-28 Leaves of absence.

A full-time employee may be granted leave, without pay, for a period not exceeding one year for specific personal reasons or other reasons deemed in the best interest of the Township, when recommended by the department head and Township Administrator and approved by the Township Committee. Applications for leave without pay must be submitted in advance, in writing, to the employee's department head, setting forth the employee's reason for requesting such leave. In approving the request for a leave of absence, the Township Committee may permit all or any portion of the benefits that the employee receives from the Township to continue, provided that direct payment is made by the employee to the Township for the cost of the benefits. The Township Committee, in approving the request, may establish other terms and conditions. Nothing herein shall prevent the Township Committee, in its sole discretion, from approving or disapproving a request for leave of absence.

§ 30-29 Court appearances.

A full-time employee who is subpoenaed as a witness in a civil or criminal case not involving him in his capacity as a Township employee or an employee who is called and serves on a jury may be granted paid leave for that period of time in which he is officially involved with the Court in such capacity.

§ 30-30 Bereavement.

[Amended 3-11-1998 by Ord. No. 98-09; 12-28-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-12]

A. In the event of death of the employee's spouse, domestic partner or child, the employee shall be granted time off without loss of pay from the date of death not to exceed five consecutive working days from the day of death. An additional five days of sick leave may be used for bereavement leave in the event of the death of an employee's spouse, domestic partner or child.

B. In the event of the death of an employee's other immediate family, the employee shall be granted time off without loss of pay from the date of death. Such leave shall not exceed five consecutive working days. The term "immediate family" shall include parent, brother, sister, and corresponding in-law relationships, as well as grandchild.

C. In the event of the death of an employee's grandparent, an employee shall be granted time off without loss of pay from the date of death; such leave shall not exceed three consecutive days.

D. In the event of the death of an aunt, uncle, niece or nephew, an employee shall be entitled to one day bereavement with pay.

E. All requests for leave pursuant to this section must be granted upon approval of the employee's department head.

F. The Township may require verification of death.

§ 30-31 Educational or training leave.

[Amended 3-11-1998 by Ord. No. 98-09]

A. Full-time employees not represented by a collective bargaining unit shall be authorized an educational reimbursement allowance for 100% of the cost of required tuition, fees, and books for enrollment at a recognized, accredited college or university in New Jersey. Tuition and fees, for this calculation, shall not exceed those charged by New Jersey's state college system.

B. This allowance shall be only for college courses preapproved by the Township Administrator and for which provision was made in the annual budget. Reimbursement shall normally be authorized for all courses leading to a degree and for which credits, transferable to other institutions of higher learning, are given. Approved courses shall not exceed two at any given time. A passing grade shall be required for each course qualifying for reimbursement.

C. Department heads shall be eligible for leave and reimbursement of allowance expenses for attendance expenses at conventions and professional training or association business to the extent that such training is provided for in the annual budget and that such leave, in the opinion of the Township Administrator, does not unduly impair the functions of the Department. The Township Administrator may authorize department heads to attend one international, national, or state conference or convention sponsored by their representative professional association. The Township Committee shall consider and decide appeals of the Administrator's decisions as well as subsequent conference and training leave requests submitted by department heads. Authorized leave for schooling, training, or association business may be with full pay, partial pay or unpaid as determined by the Township Administrator. Department heads may appeal such determinations to the Township Committee.

D. Other employees shall be eligible for such training and leave as their department heads and the administrator may deem appropriate, not inconsistent with any collective bargaining agreement that may apply.

E. Department heads and full-time nonunion supervisory, managerial, executive and confidential employees shall be eligible for a college incentive allowance of $500, prorated annually, for an associate degree; $1,000, prorated annually, for a bachelor degree; and $1,500, prorated annualy, for a master's degree, unless their employment agreement contains an alternate stipulation.

[Amended 7-23-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-10; 12-28-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-12]

F. The Township shall provide paid leave and pay the costs of any training required by the state for all employees to continue in their current position.

G. The Chief of Police shall be granted a budget on a yearly basis for educational and training courses for police officers and will determine which courses officers will take each year. The Chief of Police will prepare a report for the Township Committee, on a quarterly basis, a Department plan outlining all police training courses and seminars required and approved by the Chief of Police and undergraduate college level courses approved by the Chief of Police under the Township's College Incentive Program.

[Added 8-13-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-15]

§ 30-32 Reporting absence.

An employee who is to be absent from duty shall report the reason therefor to his supervisor by 10:00 a.m. of that workday. All unauthorized and unreported absences shall be considered absence without leave, and deduction of pay shall be made for such period of absence. Absence without leave for three or more days or part thereof shall be grounds for immediate dismissal from the Township service.