>Bill to end big cash-outs advances
New Jersey’s Republican governor and Democratic-controlled Legislature have long agreed that it’s time to stop large end-of-career payouts to government employees for unused sick days, but there’s been less agreement on how to legislate away what Gov. Christie mockingly calls “boat checks.”
An Assembly committee advanced the latest proposal Thursday. The measure would end the accumulation of payouts that can reach six figures but would allow employees to keep what they have lawfully accrued. (Delli Santi, Associated Press)
