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//... guess our teachers are not essential//

Dozens of New Jersey casino inspectors won't have to take two-day unpaid furloughs in the coming weeks.

The 151 inspectors employed by the state Casino Control Commission have been designated as "essential" state employees, meaning they will remain on the job when other commission staffers take their unpaid leave this month and next.

Mark Perkiss, a state Civil Service Commission spokesman, said Wednesday that the change was made due to a recent appeals court ruling that blocked New Jersey from using staggered layoffs to carry out the furloughs.

Inspectors must be at the casinos at all times.