NEW JERSEY TO IMPLEMENT 12 DAY FURLOUGHS IMMEDIATELY
STATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WILL BE AFFECTED
Governor Murphy has begun to implement the State workers furlough plan that was agreed to with the CWA union. The State of New Jersey will be implementing employee furloughs up to 12 days per employee. UTCA was informed that of the 12 furlough days, two of those days will be holidays so the net effect with be 10 days per employees. The furloughs must be taken by July 31
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, 2020—the date which coincides with the end date of the federal Government’s CARES Act and the $600 benefit paid to unemployed workers.
We have been working with Commissioner Scaccetti to try to minimize the negative effects of the furloughs as they relate to the NJDOT capital program. At this time, the NJDOT cannot specifically inform us on what, or when, individual projects will be affected. NJDOT Local Aid projects should continue without any disruptions.
We will keep you informed as we receive more detail.
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Currently the NJ Turnpike and NJ Transit are not affected by these furloughs, however, projects relying on inspections from NJ Department of Community Affairs, Division of Codes and Standards may be affected for a short time due to delayed inspections.
The New Jersey I-Bank construction projects will not be disrupted however, the NJ I-Bank anticipates the possibility of a few days of delay regarding processing the monthly reimbursement payments to counties and municipalities.
UTCA will inform you as additional details emerge from this temporary situation.
