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Senate Majority Leader Introduces Bill That Would Dramatically Curtail New Jersey Employers’ Ability to Alter Work Schedules

On May 19, 2015, New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg introduced a bill (S2933) as part of a package of legislation seeking to dramatically regulate the scheduling and compensation of employees in New Jersey....more

Six-Year Statute of Limitations Applies to Claims Under the New Jersey Wage Payment Law, New Jersey District Court Holds

A New Jersey federal court recently held that a six-year, not a two-year, statute of limitations applies to claims under the New Jersey Wage Payment Law, N.J.S.A. 34:11-4.1, et seq., that section of the New Jersey wage and...more

New Jersey Department of Labor Amends Minimum Wage Regulations

The New Jersey Department of Labor amended N.J.A.C. 12:56-3.1 to reflect the recent amendment to the New Jersey Constitution that raised the minimum wage to $8.25 and created yearly increases to the minimum wage tied to the...more

New Jersey Senate Passes Unfair Wage Recovery Act

On March 27, 2014, the New Jersey Senate passed the Unfair Wage Recovery Act (S783), which would amend the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination to provide that an unlawful employment practice occurs each time an individual...more

Act Would Require Public Contractors To Report Employment Information For All Employees Working On Public Contracts In New Jersey

On March 27, 2014, the Wage Transparency Act (S1038) was passed by the New Jersey Senate. The act would require public contractors to report to the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development...more

New Jersey Bill Seeks To Permit Additional Withholdings And Deductions From Employee Wages

On March 24, 2014, a bill (S1846) was introduced that would permit an employer to withhold a portion of an employee’s wages for purchases authorized by the employee made at an event sponsored by an organized and...more

Time To Update Your New Jersey Wage And Hour, Payment Of Wages Posters

The New Jersey Department of Labor (NJDOL) just updated two of its mandatory workplace posters, which New Jersey employers should post immediately. The Wage and Hour Law Abstract has been updated to reflect the new minimum...more

Proposed Amendments To New Jersey Wage Payment Law Would Permit Payment By Debit Cards

On November 18, 2013, the Assembly introduced a bill (A4424) amending the current wage payment law to permit employers to pay wages by deposit in a payroll debit card account. This practice...more

1/15/2014  /  Debit Cards , Payroll Cards , Wages

Proposed Bill Seeks To Require New Jersey Employers To File Monthly, Not Quarterly, Wage Reports On Employees

Employers are currently required to report, on a quarterly basis, wages earned by their employees (on the standardized Wage Record System for New Jersey (WR-30) form). A bill recently introduced in the New Jersey Assembly...more

New Jersey Legislative Summer Round-up: Social Media, Wage Claim Bias Laws Enacted; Misclassification Law Vetoed

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie had a busy summer, signing into law two important employment bills, and vetoing a third. The state’s new social media privacy law affords new protections to employees and applicants...more

New Jersey Senate Introduces New Minimum Wage Bill

On June 5, 2012, the Senate introduced a bill (SCR117) that would amend the New Jersey State Constitution to set the minimum wage at $8.50 per hour with annual adjustments for inflation. ...more

7/16/2012  /  Minimum Wage , Wages

Package Of Gender Pay Parity Laws Reaches New Jersey Governor’s Desk

In late June 2012, three significant employment bills (A2647, A2648, and A2650) reached Governor Chris Christie’s desk, having cleared both houses. Whether the governor will sign or veto the bills is unknown. Although...more

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