N.J. Comptroller: West New York's union contracts don't comply with 2010 sick leave law

Acting New Jersey Comptroller Kevin Walsh today outlined why nine municipalities are not in compliance with the 2010 sick leave law, including the ...

October 6, 2023
3:38 AM

Acting New Jersey Comptroller Kevin Walsh today outlined why nine municipalities are not in compliance with the 2010 sick leave law, including the Town of West New York. West New York Town Hall. Photo via Google Maps. By John Heinis/Hudson County View 'Two of West New York's union contracts are phrased so as to limit payment for accrued sick leave to the statutory maximum. Another union contract allows payment of up to $18,000 for any accrued sick leave at resignation, death, or retirement,' the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller released publicly today.

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