N.J. Admin. Code § 17:2-2.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 17:2-2.4 - Enrollment date

(a) New employees in the classified service shall be considered as beginning their service on the date of their regular appointments.

1. For employers who report on a monthly basis, the compulsory enrollment date shall be fixed as the first of the month for an employee whose regular appointment date falls between the first through the 16th of the month and the compulsory enrollment date shall be fixed as the first of the following month for an employee whose regular appointment date falls between the 17th and the end of the month.

2. For employers who report on a biweekly basis, the compulsory enrollment date shall be fixed as the first day of the pay period for an employee whose appointment date falls on the first through seventh day of the biweekly pay period. The compulsory enrollment date shall be fixed as the first day of the following biweekly pay period for an employee whose appointment date falls on any subsequent date within that pay period.

(b) If an employee is an optional enrollee, the employee shall be enrolled as of the first of the month for those whose employers report on a monthly basis or the first day of the next biweekly pay period for those whose employers report on a biweekly basis, following the receipt of the enrollment application.

(c) An employee in the unclassified service or an elected position shall be considered as beginning service on the date of the original appointment, or the date when the employee assumed duties of the elective office, as the case may be.

1. For local employers not covered by Civil Service, a regular appointment shall begin the first day of work after the date the employee originally accepted employment in a regular budgeted position.

2. For employers who report on a monthly basis, the compulsory enrollment date shall be fixed as the first of the month for an employee whose beginning employment date falls between the first and the 16th of the month. The compulsory enrollment date shall be fixed as the first of the following month for an employee whose beginning employment date falls between the 17th and the end of the month.

3. For employers who report on a biweekly basis, the compulsory enrollment date shall be fixed as the first day of the pay period for an employee whose date of hire falls on the first through seventh day of the biweekly pay period. The compulsory enrollment date shall be fixed as the first day of the following biweekly pay period for an employee whose date of hire falls on any subsequent date within that pay period.

(d) An employee of a Civil Service employer who is not in a classified or unclassified position or an employee of a non-Civil Service employer who is not in a regular budgeted position may be considered a temporary employee by the employer for the 12-month period following the employee's date of hire, but if the employment continues into a second year, the employee will be required to enroll immediately, as follows:

1. For employees whose employers report on a monthly basis, the compulsory enrollment date will be the first of the month following the end of the 12-month period.

2. For employees whose employers report on a biweekly basis, the compulsory enrollment date will be the first day of the pay period following the end of the 12-month period.

(e) An employee cannot receive credit in the PERS for the initial pay period or month of employment if that employment began after the seventh day of the pay period or after the 16th day of the month.

N.J. Admin. Code § 17:2-2.4

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 646(a), effective 1/16/2018