New Jersey Statutes Title 11A. Civil Service 11A § 5-2

The spouse of any disabled veteran is eligible to receive disabled veterans’ preference under this chapter, if that veteran is not in the service of the State or any political subdivision which operates under this title and the veteran officially waives, if able to do so, any right to preference for the duration of the spouse's employment.

The surviving spouse of any disabled veteran or veteran shall be entitled to receive the same preference under this chapter to which the disabled veteran or deceased veteran would have been entitled to if still living. The preference shall terminate upon the remarriage of the surviving spouse.