Archives for October 19, 2021

ATTENTION EMPLOYEES

Beginning Monday, October 18th – and as per guidance from the State – NJ TRANSIT will begin sending daily notifications to all employees to report the number of employees who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, after reporting to their worksite in the 14 days preceding their receipt of a positive test result.

We will also include the work locations of these employees, although rest assured: These notifications will never include any identifying personal information, as mandated by HIPAA privacy laws and our own commitment to privacy.

In advance of receiving these notifications, you should know that NJ TRANSIT has made extraordinary progress keeping this virus at bay. We currently have 42 positive cases, down from a high of 299 positive cases on April 27th, 2020. During the worst days of the pandemic, we would often record 25 or more positive cases every day. Today, that number is almost always in the single digits. In short, your attention to following the recommended PPE and social distancing guidelines – along with the many safety measures and protocols we have put in place – is working. 

We have also benefited from widescale vaccination among our employees. Thanks to all of you, we were able to administer more than 3,200 vaccine doses to employees at our Camden and Maplewood clinics – fully vaccinating more than 1,600 employees.
That’s in addition to the approximately 1,800 vaccine doses that were administered to NJT employees as well as NJDOT, Turnpike and Port Authority employees, with the help of many of you through our partnership with Walgreen’s back in April. In all, NJ TRANSIT provided thousands of vaccinations directly, and provided opportunities for thousands more to secure appointments across the state.

This work has contributed significantly to the State’s aggressive vaccination efforts. Just last week, Governor Murphy announced that more than 75 percent of eligible New Jersey residents are now vaccinated against COVID-19. New Jersey is only one of seven states in the nation to reach this milestone.

Please know how much we appreciate your efforts to keep our customers and your fellow employees safe. Thank you.

Brian A. Lapp

SVP & Chief Safety Officer

NJ TRANSIT

Office: (973) 491-7942

Mobile: (973) 558-1405

BLapp@NJTransit.com

ATTENTION EMPLOYEES

NJ TRANSIT has not yet finalized the COVID-19 testing process for employees who are not yet fully vaccinated.

As a result, employees who have not provided proof of being fully vaccinated will not need to be tested on Monday, October 18th and immediately thereafter.

Before we implement any testing process, we will discuss the proposed process with agreement and non-agreement leadership, and then let employees know all details of how the testing process is going to work.

For those employees who are fully vaccinated, please continue to submit proof of vaccinations to COVIDVAXProof@njtransit.com. Please include your first and last name and employee ID number in the subject line of your email, and send the email from your @NJTRANSIT address.

Employees who are not yet vaccinated can make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination with NJT Medical Services or find a provider through NJ COVID-19 Vaccine Finder at https://covid19.nj.gov/pages/finder.

Thank you.

Brian A. Lapp

SVP & Chief Safety Officer

NJ TRANSIT

Office: (973) 491-7942

Mobile: (973) 558-1405

BLapp@NJTransit.com