The Department of Corrections suspended Senior Correctional Police Officer Michael Montalto for 15 days in 2024. On February 20 and 21, 2024, Montalto refused to work a mandatory overtime shift, stating he had Family Leave and Medical Act time, but he had not enacted his FMLA time within the proper timeframe and could not use it for those dates. He later called out sick and requested FMLA time he did not have, without providing documentation within the allotted period. Montalto signed a settlement agreement that included a removal charge on May 21, 2024.
N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 4. or lateness. N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . A1:Unsatisfactory attendance. A9: Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse. C8: Falsification: intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On February 20 and 21, 2024 Officer Montalto refused to work a mandatory overtime shift stating he has Family Leave and Medical Act time. Officer Montalto failed to enact his FMLA time within the proper timeframe and therefore was unable to utilize it for the dates requested. Furthermore, on February 25, 2025 Officer Montalto called out sick and requested to use FMLA time which he did not have and Officer Montalto failed to provide any documentation to excuse his absence within the allotted time period. Officer Montalto signed a settlement agreement that combined several sanctions for this matter including a removal charge on May 21, 2024.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee. N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other Sufficient Cause. C7: Fighting or creating a…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. A9: Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse. E1: Violations of a…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
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Police Transparency NJ, "Michael Montalto, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/michael-montalto-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Michael Montalto's major discipline record?
The Department of Corrections suspended Senior Correctional Police Officer Michael Montalto for 15 days in 2024. On February 20 and 21, 2024, Montalto refused to work a mandatory overtime shift, stating he had Family Leave and Medical Act time, but he had not enacted his FMLA time within the proper timeframe and could not use it for those dates. He later called out sick and requested FMLA time he did not have, without providing documentation within the allotted period. Montalto signed a settlement agreement that included a removal charge on May 21, 2024.
What is Michael Montalto's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Michael Montalto has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Michael Montalto worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Michael Montalto individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1361. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩