Passaic County Probation Officers' Ass'n v. County of Passaic

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mountain, J.

On December 16, 1974, the Chief Probation Officer of Passaic County issued a directive, to take effect January 6, 1975, specifying that the working hours of probation officers in the employ of the county would thereafter extend from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Their schedule had theretofore required attendance only from 9 :00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. This change in working hours was responsive to action of this Court similarly extending the period of time during which trial judges would routinely hold court. The directive followed the passage of a…