Legal Opinion
Matter of Musick
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 1, 1996PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
O’HERN, J.
This appeal concerns sick-leave injury (SLI) benefits for State employees who suffer work-related injuries. These benefits are supplementary to otherwise collectible workers’ compensation benefits. The issue in this case is the validity of an agency interpretation of a regulation that would limit SLI benefits to a one-year period following the first date of disability from work. We find that to place such a cap on benefits is within the statutory authority of the State’s personnel agency and that the agency’s interpretation of the governing…
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