Time For Action
For 392 Days The Legislature Has Failed To Take Up Governor Christie’s Call For Real Sick LeaveReform, With Just Four Days Left In The Session It Is Time For Them To Protect Taxpayers
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE HAS PROPOSED REAL SICK PAY REFORM, AND REPEATEDLY CALLED ON THE LEGISLATURE TO ACT
Governor Christie: This is a Complete Pile of Garbage
Governor Christie: The Whole System is Rigged Against theTaxpayer
Governor Christie: This Should Be EasyGovernor Christie: "Zero Means Zero"
THE NUMBERS DON’T LIE, THE LEGISLATURE MUST ACT ON SICK LEAVE REFORM
$3.25 Billion
Minimum long-term cost to New Jersey taxpayers of the Democrats’ current proposal of a $7,500 sickpay cap.
$825 Million
Current value of accumulated sick and vacation payout liability for municipalities statewide.
$74 Million
Estimated total accumulated Sick and Vacation Time owed to public workers in Jersey City alone.
$43 Million
Cost to New Jersey Taxpayers for Public Employee Sick Leave / Vacation Payouts in 2010 alone.
$1.2 Million
Combined payout to 7 Elmwood Park police officers who retired last week.
$54,000
Average payout to 700 state workers who received about $40 million in 2010 for unused sick andvacation time according to a
Times Of Trenton
study.
$1,330
Cost per property taxpayer in New Brunswick for accumulated payouts for public workers.
392
Days of legislative inaction since Governor Christie issued Conditional Veto.
$250
Additional taxes on average for every property taxpayer in New Jersey.
234
Mayors from both parties who yesterday joined Governor Christie’s call for the legislature to end itsdelays and pass real sick and vacation pay reform.
95
Percent of private employers who do not offer any sick leave payouts to their employees.
38
Percent of New Jersey workers who do not receive any sick leave days at all.
16
Critical Tool Kit Reform bills still awaiting legislative action.
4
Days Left for the Legislature to Act on real sick pay and Civil Service Reform
3
Employees of Lower Township alone receiving over $100,000 each in cash payouts for unused sickand vacation time.
0
As Governor Christie said, when it comes to sick time cash payouts “Zero Means Zero.”
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EVERYONE AGREES THE LEGISLATURE NEEDS TO ACT, SO WHAT IS THE HOLDUP?
Legislative Leaders:Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D):
“said he agreed with the governor that employees should not be paid for unusedsick time.
‘
I believe you should use it or lose it’
…”
(Chris Megerian, “Christie Touts Tighter Regulation On Public Worker Benefits,”
NorthJersey.com
,11/17/11)
Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean (R):
“The legislature should do away with payouts altogether and keep them at zerobecause its the right thing to do.”
(Stacy Proebstle, “NJ Legislative Leaders Debate Sick Leave Payouts,”NJ 101.5, 12/14/11)
Senator and Union City Mayor Brian P. Stack (D):
“In fact I’ll say it on the record today. I’ll be a co-sponsor of thatlegislation, on the sick pay and the vacation pay. No doubt about it.”
(Mayor Brian Stack,Remarks At Town Hall, West New York, NJ, 12/6/11)
Senator Jeff Van Drew (D):
"I have no problem with zero (accumulated days) in the future. People have accumulated whatthey have, but moving forward it could be at zero."
(Steven Lemongello, “Area mayors join others from across New Jersey in support of Gov. Christie's sick dayand vacation day payout reform,”
The Press Of Atlantic City
, 12/9/11)
Assemblyman David Rible (R)
“said the state should follow the State Police model. “It doesn’t provide payouts but offers agenerous amount of them during the life of the officer’s career.’”
(Stacy Proebstle, “NJ Legislative Leaders Debate Sick Leave Payouts,”
NJ 101.5
,12/14/11)
Mayors:“Teaneck Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin
said his city had to pay about $500,000 to five deputy fire chiefs who retiredand still could owe as much as $4.3 million in payouts to employees who have yet to retire. ‘We had to go to emergencyappropriates for half a million for time that they accrued and time that they earned,’ he said.”
(Melissa Hayes & John Reitmeyer, “Gov.Christie Urges Lawmakers To Reform Sick Pay In Teaneck Visit,”
NorthJersey.com
, 12/8/11)
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