(a)4 - or Lateness (a)12 - Obedience to Laws and Rules and Regulations Absence Without Leave (AWOL) Family Leave Act
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Correctional Police Officer Michael Della Pesca used accrued time off as FMLA in excess of his approved 480 hours, the Bergen County Sheriffs Office reported for 2025. He did not have enough accrued time to cover his shifts and was placed in a no pay status and considered Absent Without Leave for a total of 13 hours. Following the progressive discipline schedule, Della Pesca was suspended for 25 days.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Correctional Police Officer Michael Della Pesca utilized accrued time off in the form of FMLA, in excess of his approved 480 hours. He did not have enough accrued time off to cover his shifts and was placed in a "no pay status" and considered Absent Without Leave (AWOL) for a total of 13 hours. Following the progressive discipline schedule, he was suspended for 25 days.
(a) 4 - or Lateness Obedience to Laws and Rules and Regulations Absence Without Leave (AWOL) Abuse of Sick Leave Proof of Illness
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Correctional Police Officer Michael Della Pesca called out sick on multiple occasions but did not have enough accrued sick time to cover his shifts, the Bergen County Sheriffs Office reported for 2024. He was placed in a no pay status and considered Absent Without Leave. Della Pesca was suspended for 15 days.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Correctional Police Officer Michael Della Pesca called out sick on multiple occasions, however, he did not have enough accrued sick time to cover his shifts and was placed in "no pay status" and was considered Absent Without Leave (AWOL).
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 59. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 874. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩