Just an update as many members already have first hand experience, payroll verification is currently decimated due to the COVID-19.

There are no clerk’s in the office, all compensation requiring a timecard is not being processed. We are trying to work with them to get issues resolved for members who are substantially short, we are aware there are many. Continue to fill out and place timecards in the box, if the card requires a signature KEEP A COPY. We will update affected members if we can get resolution. All other timecards will be processed when employees are available.

Vacation pay for the weeks of 03/23/20 & 03/30/20 will be fixed in the next pay period at a minimum, we are still trying to get it fixed this week. Future vacation pay should also be okay.

ACTP/CTP will be fixed in the next pay period at a minimum, we are still trying to get it fixed this week. As above the fix should be okay moving forward.

As of right now we have received over 120 payroll shortage submissions, we can not answer every call and using the form is the best way to report issues please use https://utulocal60.com/payroll-shortage-form-2/   This is the most effective way to resolve issues.

We are in unprecedented times and are trying our best to resolve issues quickly, the structure of the payroll department is obviously inadequate, but we can not fix it now, and will have to work through it. 

We will post updates as changes happen here and on our Facebook page.  

ATTENTION ALL EMPLOYEES SUBMITTING INFORMATION TO MEDICAL SERVICES VIA FAX OR E-MAIL.  

PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN ALL SUBMISSIONS: 

• Name
• Employee ID Number
• Contact Number and/or E-mail Address
• Business Line: (Bus/Rail/Access Link/Light Rail/Corporate/Police)
• Union or Non-Union
• Job Title
• First Date Out
  

Your documentation may not be processed if you do not include all the above information. Also, please remember to submit your documentation only ONCE – sending multiple copies delays processing.

If you are having trouble getting through to the NJ TRANSIT COVID-19 hotline at (973) 378-6200, please try the alternate line at (888) 890-0729. If you continue to have trouble, please have your supervisor call NJ TRANSIT Nurse Heather Capell, at (856) 968-3981 (office) or (973) 558-1687 (cell).

COVID-19 UPDATE:  

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES PREPARING TO RETURN TO WORK AFTER QUARANTINE OR RECOVERY FROM COVID-19 

If you have been quarantined: 

Please contact NJ TRANSIT’s Coronavirus hotline – at (973) 378-6200 – at least 3 days before your healthcare provider has cleared you to return to work. This will give our nurses time to process your MD-40 form, which is necessary to reinstate you into the workforce.

If you have contracted COVID-19: 

Before returning to work, you must first submit the appropriate documentation from your healthcare provider, saying you are fully recovered and no longer contagious. Documentation can be sent via e-mail to Medical@njtransit.com. Then – at least 3 days before you have been cleared to return to work – please contact the hotline, to begin processing your MD-40 form.

If you are having trouble getting through to the hotline, please try the alternate line at (888) 890-0729, or have your supervisor call NJ TRANSIT Nurse Heather Capell, at (856) 968-3981 (office) or (973) 558-1687 (cell), to expedite the process.

We will update this information as it becomes available. Employees will be eligible for relief under the state FMLA coverage. The attached Leave of absence form must be filled out and signed by the employee. Depending on the type of leave, the employee must provide the requested documents.

Also the employee note at the bottom of page 1, if he/she would like to use vacation pay or any other accrued leave to pay themselves for the first 10 days. An employee can also request to be paid “Earned Sick Pay” at 2/3 pay, this pay will not affect their accrued leave bank.

Documents must be attached in order to be approved. As a reminder the employee will have 3 days to provide documentation to support his/her need for leave. 

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Crew dispatchers are requesting that bids be sent via email to tjobs@njtransit.com If possible due to the limited access to their office.

Just an update on the OSA policy, the recent change requiring quarterly compliance has been reversed. Members affected will receive a follow up letter detailing that the previous policy (annual compliance) will be in place.

President Jerome Johnson reached out to the international president’s office regarding our monthly meetings and was instructed as follows:

Our regularly scheduled monthly union meetings are cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic until further notice.  Additional communications will be posted as to when the monthly meetings will resume, or as new information becomes available.

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