{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-11a-8-2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 11A:8-2","heading":"Pre-layoff actions.","body":"a. An appointing authority shall lessen the possibility, extent or impact of layoffs by implementing pre-layoff actions, which may include but need not be limited to:\n(1)\tinitiating a temporary hiring or promotion freeze;\n(2)\tseparating non-permanent employees;\n(3)\treturning provisional employees to their permanent titles;\n(4)\treassigning employees; and\n(5)\tassisting potentially affected employees in securing transfers or other employment.\nb.\tAn appointing authority shall consult with the majority representative of public employees selected or designated pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1968, c.303 (C.34:13A-5.3) that represents the affected employees prior to implementing pre-layoff actions pursuant to this section.\nL.1986, c.112, s.11A:8-2; amended 2001, c.241, s.2.","path":["TITLE 11A CIVIL SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"d5edca39682ee42b3b943b92c5ceb1f0f9de8120701dc4e1d66a99dd561fb543","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-11a-8-1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-11a-8-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}