New rules set to go into effect next week in New Jersey would allow managers to promote state workers without relying on results of Civil Service exams.

Democratic lawmakers are threatening legal action to thwart the regulations, saying they undo protections for state government workers and were adopted illegally despite legislation aimed at stopping them.

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