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i'm surprised you don't have to already. my dad had to not only live in NJ, but hudson county.
You're dad was police wasn't he? They always have had residency requirments for police, usually first year they have to live in town where hired, then many allow you to move but it must be within NJ.
This is for other public workers, working for State, county or municipalities.
I support the idea in principal, but wonder if they'd be so quick to implement something like this if NY did the same thing. While I'm sure there are some NJ government workers who live in PA, I'd say there are probably far more NY government employees who live in NJ.
NYPD and NYFD both have this policy in effect. Other state employees, I am not sure of.
I think it would be ok if they implemented it, but requiring existing workers living out of state to move is ridiculous.
Does anyone have any actual figures on how many public employees this affects? How many public workers are living out of state? And on the same token, how many NJ residents are public employees in another state?
My brother-in-law is a Philadelphia fireman and they require he lives within th city limits.....I can understand this concept in principal as quick emergency response can be necessary at times. However, that being said I find it unacceptable that "government" would be allowed to determine where you have to live......as long as you can arrive on time for your job the geographic location of your "home" should not determine who is hired or fired. Under this guildeline someone less qualified for a position could be hired just because they live closer and thats just plain dumb.
According to the article, PA already has a similar law.
I'm not sure how many people this affects, but I'm not sure I like the idea of trying to make NJ more crowded than it already is. I also don't like it because of simple geography. Why can't someone working in Trenton live in PA 10 minutes away?
Seems fair enough to me. I have a friend who is an NYC firefighter and he has to live in NY state. He lives far out on LI, so it's not a matter of being close to NYC - just paying NY taxes.
It is a bit provincial and of dubious value financially for the state.
Reminds me of Maine not allowing non-residents to hunt on the first day of deer season. A pure psychological bone thrown to appease the natives and irk the non-residents.
Again because NY and PA, MD, DE are so close, it is practical to hold a job out of state. Any action by one state would certainly precipitate a reciprical action by the other.
Has been a illegal to ask a job candidate who lives a distance from the job if they can get to work on time or in bad weather. That is the employees responsibility and if they cannot demonstrate reliability they lose their job.
I'd be more concerned about nepotism and political favors than hiring out of state residents to fill government jobs.
Already the interstate wars began with the establishment of a salt water NY fishing license. Scratch those stripped bass honey holes off your GPS because they are over the imaginary state line in the middle of the featureless bay....unless you buy a $40 NY fishing license.
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