N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-271 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-271
Definitions.
Status: in_force

3. As used in sections 2 through 8 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-270 through C.34:1B-276): "Authority" means the New Jersey Economic Development Authority established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-4). "Board" means the Board of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-4). "Building services" means any cleaning or routine building maintenance work, including, but not limited to, sweeping, vacuuming, floor cleaning, cleaning of rest rooms, collecting refuse or trash, window cleaning, securing, patrolling, or other work in connection with the care or securing of an existing building, including services typically provided by a door-attendant or concierge. "Building services" shall not include any skilled maintenance work, professional services, or other public work for which a contractor is required to pay the "prevailing wage" as defined in section 2 of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.26). "Cost of rehabilitation" means the consideration given, valued in money, whether given in money or otherwise, for the materials and services which constitute the rehabilitation and includes all costs associated with the structural components within a qualified property or transformative property and any soft costs associated with a rehabilitation project, except not including any costs associated with an increase in total building volume. "Cost of facade rehabilitation" means the consideration given, valued in money, whether given in money or otherwise, for the materials and services which constitute the facade rehabilitation project, including all costs associated with necessary work to address structural components embedded within exterior walls, repair, reconstruction, or replacement of masonry units and mortar, exterior siding fabric, doors, windows, exterior lighting fixtures, and decorative components, such as metalwork, terracotta units, and cast stone, except not including any costs associated with demolition or interior construction. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury. "Exterior building features" include, but shall not be limited to, structural components embedded within exterior walls, masonry units and mortar, exterior siding fabric, doors, windows, exterior lighting fixtures, and decorative components, such as metalwork, terracotta units, and cast stone. "Facade rehabilitation project" means a project consisting of the repair or reconstruction of exterior building features which constitute the facades of a qualified property or transformative property while preserving the portions or features of the property that have significant historical, architectural, and cultural values. "Government-restricted municipality" means a municipality in this State with a municipal revitalization index distress score of at least 75, that met the criteria for designation as an urban aid municipality in the 2019 State fiscal year, and that, on the effective date of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-269 et al.), is subject to financial restrictions imposed pursuant to the "Municipal Stabilization and Recovery Act," P.L.2016, c.4 (C.52:27BBBB-1 et seq.), or is restricted in its ability to levy property taxes on property in that municipality as a result of the State of New Jersey owning or controlling property representing at least 25 percent of the total land area of the municipality or as a result of the federal government of the United States owning or controlling at least 50 acres of the total land area of the municipality, which is dedicated as a national natural landmark. "Income producing property" means a structure or site that is used in a trade or business or to produce rental income. "New Jersey S corporation" means the same as the term is defined in section 12 of P.L.1993, c.173 (C.54A:5-10). "Officer" means the State Historic Preservation Officer or the official within the State designated by the Governor or by statute in accordance with the provisions of chapter 3023 of Title 54, United States Code (54 U.S.C. s.302301 et seq.), to act as liaison for the purpose of administering historic preservation programs in the State. "Partnership" means an entity classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. "Project financing gap" means the part of the total cost of rehabilitation, including reasonable and appropriate return on investment, that remains to be financed after all other sources of capital have been accounted for, including, but not limited to, developer contributed capital, which shall not be less than 20 percent of the total cost of rehabilitation, and investor or financial entity capital or loans for which the developer, after making all good faith efforts to raise additional capital, certifies that additional capital cannot be raised from other sources; provided, however, that for a redevelopment project located in a government-restricted municipality, the developer contributed capital shall not be less than 10 percent of the cost of rehabilitation. Developer contributed capital may consist of cash, deferred development fees, costs for project feasibility incurred within the 12 months prior to application, property value less any mortgages when the developer owns the project site, and any other investment by the developer in the project deemed acceptable by the authority, as provided by regulations promulgated by the authority. Property value shall be valued at the lesser of either: a. the purchase price, provided the property was purchased pursuant to an arm's length transaction within 12 months of application; or b. the value as determined by a current appraisal. "Qualified incentive tract" means: a. a population census tract having a poverty rate of 20 percent or more; or b. a census tract in which the median family income for the census tract does not exceed 80 percent of the greater of the Statewide median family income or the median family income of the metropolitan statistical area in which the census tract is situated. "Qualified property" means a property, including structures, site improvements, and landscape features, assessed as real property that is used for a commercial purpose, a residential rental purpose, provided the structure contains at least four dwelling units, or any combination thereof; that is located in the State of New Jersey; that is income producing; and that is: a. (1) individually listed, or located in a district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in accordance with the provisions of chapter 3021 of Title 54, United States Code (54 U.S.C. s.302101 et seq.), or on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places pursuant to P.L.1970, c.268 (C.13:1B-15.128 et seq.), or individually designated, or located in a district designated, by the Pinelands Commission as a historic resource of significance to the Pinelands in accordance with the Pinelands comprehensive management plan adopted pursuant to the "Pinelands Protection Act," P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-1 et seq.), and (2) if located within a district, certified by either the officer or the Pinelands Commission, as appropriate, as contributing to the historic significance of the district; b. (1) individually identified or registered, or located in a district composed of properties identified or registered, for protection as significant historic resources in accordance with criteria established by a municipality in which the property or district is located if the criteria for identification or registration has been approved by the officer as suitable for substantially achieving the purpose of preserving and rehabilitating buildings of historic significance within the jurisdiction of the municipality, and (2) if located within a district, certified by the officer as contributing to the historic significance of the district; or c. (1) preliminarily determined by the National Park Service to be of historic significance in accordance with the requirements of 36 C.F.R. s.67.3 and 36 C.F.R. s.67.4; and (2) within one year of the issuance of the tax credits, listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places in accordance with the "New Jersey Register of Historic Places Act," P.L.1970, c.268 (C.13:1B-15.128 et seq.) and the New Jersey Register of Historic Places rules, N.J.A.C.7:4-1 et seq., as adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection and administered through the Historic Preservation Office. Failure to be listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places within one year of issuance of the tax credit shall result in the recapture of the tax credit. "Rehabilitation" means the repair or reconstruction of the exterior or interior, including, but not limited to, structural or substrate components and electrical, plumbing, and heating components, of a qualified property or transformative project to make an efficient contemporary use possible while preserving the portions or features of the property that have significant historical, architectural, and cultural values. "Selected rehabilitation period" means a period of 36 months if the beginning of such period is chosen by the business entity during which, or parts of which, a rehabilitation is occurring, or a period of 60 months if a rehabilitation is reasonably expected to be completed in distinct phases set forth in written architectural plans and specifications completed before or during the physical work on the rehabilitation. "Structural components" means the same as that term is defined in 26 C.F.R. s.1.48-1. "Total cost of rehabilitation" means any costs incurred for, and in connection with, the rehabilitation project by the business entity and any affiliate of the business entity until the issuance of a permanent certificate of occupancy, or upon such other event evidencing project completion as set forth in the rehabilitation agreement, and includes, but is not limited to, project costs, soft costs, and cost of acquisition of land and buildings. "Total cost of facade rehabilitation project" means any costs incurred for, and in connection with, the facade rehabilitation project by the business entity and any affiliate of the business entity until the issuance of a permanent certificate of occupancy, or upon such other event evidencing project completion as set forth in the rehabilitation agreement, and includes, but is not limited to, project costs, soft costs, and cost of acquisition of land and buildings. "Transformative project" means a property that is: a. an income producing property, not including a residential property, whose rehabilitation the authority determines will generate substantial increases in State revenues through the creation of increased business activity within the surrounding area; b. individually listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places pursuant to P.L.1970, c.268 (C.13:1B-15.128 et seq.) and which, before the enactment of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-269 et al.), received a Determination of Eligibility from the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places in accordance with the provisions of Part 60 of Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and c. (1) located within a one-half mile radius of the center point of a transit village, as designated by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, and located within a city of the first class, as classified under N.J.S.40A:6-4; or (2) located within a government-restricted municipality. L.2020, c.156, s.3; amended 2021, c.160, s.1; 2024, c.61, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-403 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-403
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. P.L.2025, c.123 (C.34:1B-403 et al.) shall be known and may be cited as the “Next New Jersey Manufacturing Program Act.” L.2025, c.123, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-120 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-120
Certificate of compliance indicating amount of tax credits; elect to waive requirement, minimum employee time, criteria.
Status: in_force

9. a. As determined by the authority, a business which is awarded a grant of tax credits under P.L.1996, c.25 (C.34:1B-112 et seq.) shall submit annually, no later than March 1st of each year, commencing in the year in which the grant of tax credits is issued and for the remainder of the commitment duration, a certificate of compliance that indicates that the business continues to maintain the number of retained full-time jobs as specified in the project agreement. Upon receipt and review thereof during the tax credit term, the authority shall issue a certificate of compliance indicating the amount of tax credits that the business may apply against liability pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2004, c.65 (C.34:1B-115.3). Any reduction in the number of retained full-time jobs below the number prescribed under the terms of the project agreement shall proportionately reduce the amount of tax credits the business may apply against liability in that tax period and the credits that may no longer be applied for that tax period shall be forfeited. However, if in any tax period, the number of retained full-time jobs drops below the minimum number of retained full-time jobs indicated in the paragraph of subsection b. of section 7 of P.L.2004, c.65 (C.34:1B-115.3) pursuant to which the project agreement was executed such that the business would no longer be eligible to apply the credits for the number of years for which it was approved, then the authority shall reduce the amount of tax credits the business may apply against liability and the number of years in which the business may apply the tax credits. The grant shall be subject to recapture provisions pursuant to the project agreement. b. Following the termination of the public health emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to Executive Order No. 103 of 2020, as extended, a business that has entered into an incentive agreement may elect, before March 31, 2024, to waive, for the period beginning on July 1, 2022 and ending on March 31, 2024, the requirement that a full-time employee who is employed by the business shall spend at least 60 percent of the employee's time at the qualified business facility; provided, however, that a business that makes such an election shall satisfy the following criteria: (1) any full-time employee employed by the business shall spend at least 10 percent of the employee's time at the qualified business facility for the 2023 tax period and, if elected by the business, the 2024 tax period through March 31, 2024; and (2) following the receipt by the business of its tax credit certificate or tax credit transfer certificate for the 2022 tax period, the business shall make a payment of an amount equal to five percent of the amount of tax credit the business receives for the 2022 tax period through March 31, 2024, which payment shall be made to the authority, and which payment the authority shall hold and make available for the provision of loans, guarantees, equity investments, and grants, or other forms of financing to support small business and downtown or commercial corridor activation activities within the municipality in which the qualified business facility is located, as may be designated by the chief executive officer of the authority. Such funds shall be deployed by the authority within 12 months of the authority's receipt of the funds, and the authority shall issue a report each fiscal year to the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), detailing how the funds were distributed. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1996, c.25 (C.34:1B-113) or any other law or regulation to the contrary, beginning on April 1, 2024, and for all subsequent tax periods, a business located outside an enhanced area or government-restricted municipality, as those terms are defined in section 69 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-337), that has entered into an incentive agreement with the authority may elect to waive the requirement that a full-time employee who is employed by the business shall spend at least 60 percent of the employee's time at the qualified business facility, provided, however, that a business that makes this election shall satisfy the following criteria: (1) for a qualified business facility located outside an enhanced area or government-restricted municipality, as those terms are defined in section 69 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-337), any full-time employee employed by the business shall spend at least 40 percent of the employee's time at the qualified business facility during the tax period; (2) the business shall extend by two years the term of its commitment duration beyond the time set forth in the project agreement; and (3) at the time the business submits its tax credit certificate certification for the tax period, the business shall make a non-refundable payment of an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount of the maximum annual tax credit that the business is eligible to receive for the tax period, which payment shall be made to the authority and which payment the authority shall hold and make available for the provision of loans, guarantees, equity investments, and grants or other forms of financing to support small business and downtown or commercial corridor activation activities within enhanced areas or government-restricted municipalities, as those terms are defined in section 69 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-337), as may be designated by the chief executive officer of the authority. Such funds shall be deployed by the authority within 12 months of the authority's receipt of the funds, and the authority shall issue a report each fiscal year to the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), detailing how the funds were distributed. d. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the credit amount may first be taken by the tax certificate holder for the tax period for which it was issued, for the tax period in which it was issued, or in any tax period during the commitment duration set forth in the project agreement. The tax certificate holder may transfer the tax credit amount on or after the date of issuance for use by the transferee in the tax period for which it was issued, for the tax period in which it was issued, or in any of the next three successive tax periods. The tax certificate holder or transferee may first use the credit against tax liabilities in the tax period in which it was issued or in a succeeding tax period, as authorized in this subsection, without the need for amending the tax return for the tax period for which the credit was issued, subject to the provisions of this section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no more than the amount of tax credits equal to the total credit amount, divided by the duration of the tax credit term, in years, may be taken in any tax period. L.1996, c.25, s.9; amended 2004, c.65, s.13; 2010, c.123, s.12; 2022, c.134, s.1; 2023, c.261, s.1; 2024, c.40, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.82 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.82
Filing complaint with commissioner.
Status: in_force

6. Any longshoreman or representative of longshoremen may file with the commissioner a written complaint that the amount of wages paid for work performed by the longshoreman at a waterfront facility is less than the applicable waterfront prevailing wage rate for that work, or a written complaint the longshoreman has suffered a discharge or other discrimination in violation of section 11 of this act, but the complaint may not be filed later than two years after the alleged underpayment or discrimination occurs. L. 2021, c.336, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.51 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.51
Registration required for contractors, subcontractors.
Status: in_force

4. a. No contractor shall bid on any contract for public work as defined in section 2 of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.26), or for which payment of the prevailing wage is required by any other provision of law, unless the contractor is registered pursuant to this act. No contractor shall list a subcontractor in a bid proposal for the contract unless the subcontractor is registered pursuant to P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.) at the time the bid is made. No contractor or subcontractor, including a subcontractor not listed in the bid proposal, shall engage in the performance of any public work subject to the contract, unless the contractor or subcontractor is registered pursuant to that act. b. A partnership or joint venture shall be permitted to bid on heavy infrastructure projects, if each party to the partnership or joint venture is independently registered in compliance with this section. (1) Prior to being awarded a contract, a partnership or joint venture shall register with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to obtain a Public Works Contractor Registration certificate and designate a primary contract manager to oversee contract administration and compliance. (2) If any party to the partnership or joint venture fails to perform or comply with a contract or a portion thereof, all parties to the partnership or joint venture shall be held jointly and severally liable. Such failure to perform or comply may result in penalties to the partnership or joint venture, including cancellation of the contract. c. As used in this section, “heavy infrastructure project” means a public works project that involves the planning, design, construction, or maintenance of essential facilities and systems, including, but not limited to, roads, bridges, tunnels, railways, airports, seaports, transit systems, water and wastewater treatment facilities, stormwater systems, utilities, and environmental remediation efforts. L.1999, c.238, s.4; amended 2003, c.91, s.2; 2019, c.376, s.2; 2025, c.242.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-205 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-205
Use of revenues; fund, uses.
Status: in_force

16. a. Revenues collected pursuant to the taxes imposed pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2007, c.30 (C.34:1B-194) shall be used to finance project costs whether those costs are incurred through the issuance of bonds or other financial assistance. In the event that bonds are to be issued to cover project costs, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority may serve as the issuing agent of bonds to finance the undertaking of a project pursuant to P.L.2007, c.30 (C.34:1B-190 et seq.). b. Upon the approval by the treasurer of a final financial plan pursuant to section 13 of P.L.2007, c.30 (C.34:1B-202), the treasurer shall establish the "(name of municipality) Sports and Entertainment Facility Revenue Fund" into which shall be deposited those revenues collected through the imposition of taxes authorized under section 5 of P.L.2007, c.30 (C.34:1B-194), and any interest or other income earned thereon. Moneys in the "(name of municipality) Sports and Entertainment Facility Revenue Fund" shall be managed and invested by the Division of Investment in the Department of the Treasury. All moneys in the fund shall be disbursed by the treasurer either to be directed toward the repayment of the principal and interest on bonds issued for the purposes of undertaking a project or as financial assistance undertaken pursuant to subsection c. of this section. c. Moneys deposited in the fund may be used to provide financial assistance to a developer toward the costs of financing the infrastructure improvements of a project, except that such financial assistance shall only be given to a developer for infrastructure improvements that were undertaken after the date of an approval of the ordinance by the treasurer under section 9 of P.L.2007, c.30 (C.34:1B-198). Financial assistance provided from the fund shall be limited to loans, loan guarantees, grants or secondary mortgages and provided solely for the purposes as provided in this subsection. The form, amount and terms of financial assistance provided shall be determined by the treasurer, subject to the availability of funds, the terms of the financial plan, and any other requirements of P.L.2007, c.30 (C.34:1B-190 et seq.). L.2007, c.30,s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6-132 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-132
Infants' and dolls' clothing and dolls; manufacture in dwelling
Status: in_force

No license to manufacture, alter, repair or finish in whole or in part, or distribute for the purposes thereof, any dolls, dolls' clothing, or articles of children's or infants' wearing apparel, shall be granted for any dwelling unless the applicant shall also first secure the approval of the local board of health.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15F-7 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15F / Section 15F-7
Criminal history record check for mentor.
Status: in_force

7. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1986, c.116 (C.18A:6-7.1 et seq.) to the contrary, a mentor shall undergo a criminal history record check in accordance with the procedures established in that act, except that the educational foundation shall bear the cost of the check, including all costs for administering and providing the check. L.1999,c.279,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15D-22 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15D / Section 15D-22
Contributions to fund.
Status: in_force

2. Beginning on January 1, 2002, each worker shall contribute to the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills an amount equal to 0.0175% of the worker's wages as determined in accordance with paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of R.S.43:21-7 regarding the worker's employment with an employer. Beginning on July 1, 2001, each employer shall contribute to the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills an amount equal to the amount that the employer's contribution is decreased pursuant to subparagraph (J) of paragraph (5) of subsection (c) of R.S.43:21-7. L.2001,c.152,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-94 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-94
Annual surcharge for Second Injury Fund.
Status: in_force

34:15-94. a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1999, c.408). b. Commencing January 1, 1989 and on the first day of each year thereafter, the Commissioner of Labor shall levy an annual surcharge upon all policyholders and self-insured employers for the purpose of providing moneys to the Second Injury Fund. Each policyholder and self-insured employer shall be liable for payment of the annual surcharge in accordance with the provisions of this section and all regulations promulgated pursuant hereto. The annual surcharge levied under this section shall be applied to all workers' compensation and employer's liability insurance policies providing coverage on or after January 1, 1989 and, in the case of self-insured employers, to coverage provided on or after January 1, 1989. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the surcharge levied pursuant to this section shall not apply: to any reinsurance or retrocessional transaction; to the State or any political subdivision thereof which acts as a self-insured employer; or to any workers' compensation endorsement required pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1979, c.380 (C.17:36-5.29). c. On or before July 31 of 1988 and of each year thereafter: (1) Each insurer and self-insured employer shall submit to the Commissioner of Labor, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Labor, a report of the total compensation payments made by the insurer or self-insured employer during the 12-month period ending on the immediately preceding June 30th; (2) Each insurer shall submit to the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, a report of the total earned premiums collected by the insurer on all workers' compensation or employer's liability policies written on risks located in this State pursuant to the provisions of R.S.17:17-1 et seq., during the 12-month period ending on the immediately preceding June 30th; (3) The Commissioner of Labor shall estimate the amount of special adjustment and supplemental benefits payable by each insurer writing workers' compensation or employer's liability insurance in the State and by each self-insured employer pursuant to R.S.34:15-95 during the then current fiscal year; (4) The Commissioner of Labor shall make a determination of the aggregate annual surcharge to be levied upon policyholders and self-insured employers during the next following calendar year, which shall be an amount equal to (a) 150%, in the case of any calendar year commencing prior to January 1, 2000, and (b) 125%, in the case of any calendar year commencing after December 31, 1999, of the compensation and benefits estimated by the Commissioner of Labor to be payable from the Second Injury Fund during the next following calendar year plus 100% of the amount estimated by the Commissioner of Labor to be necessary for the cost of administration of the Division of Workers' Compensation in the Department of Labor, less the estimated amount of net assets exceeding $5,000,000.00 which will remain in the Second Injury Fund on December 31st of the then current calendar year, and the Commissioner of Labor shall submit an informational copy to the Joint Budget Oversight Committee. For the purpose of determining the annual surcharge to be levied upon policyholders and self-insured employers as prescribed herein, any amount transferred from the Second Injury Fund to the General Fund pursuant to P.L.2002, c.12 and pursuant to P.L.2002, c.38 shall be added back to the Second Injury Fund for computational purposes only; (5) The Commissioner of Labor shall apportion the aggregate annual surcharge calculated pursuant to paragraph (4) of this subsection among policyholders as a group and self-insured employers as a separate group. Policyholders shall be liable to pay that portion of the aggregate annual surcharge that is equal to the proportion that the compensation payments made by all policyholders during the 12-month period ending on the immediately preceding June 30th bear to the total compensation payments made by all policyholders and self-insured employers during the 12-month period ending on the immediately preceding June 30th. Self-insured employers shall be liable to pay that portion of the aggregate annual surcharge that is equal to the proportion that the compensation payments made by all self-insured employers during the 12-month period ending on the immediately preceding June 30th bear to the total compensation payments made by all policyholders and self-insured employers during the 12-month period ending on the immediately preceding June 30th; and (6) The Commissioner of Labor shall notify the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance of the aggregate annual surcharge amount applicable to policyholders during the next following calendar year. d. On or before September 15 of 1988 and of each year thereafter: (1) In consultation with the Commissioner of Labor, the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance shall determine the annual policyholder surcharge rate to be applied to each workers' compensation and employer's liability policy during the next following calendar year, and shall notify insurers of the annual policyholder surcharge rate to be applied to policy premiums during the next following calendar year. The annual policyholder surcharge rate shall be established as a percentage, which shall be equal to the percentage relationship that the annual surcharge amount which is applicable to all policyholders bears to the total earned premiums for workers' compensation and employer's liability coverage written on risks located in this State for the 12-month period ending on the immediately preceding June 30th. (2) The Commissioner of Labor shall notify each self-insured employer of the amount of the annual surcharge applicable to that self-insured employer during the next following calendar year. The net annual surcharge for each self-insured employer shall be established as a pro rata portion of the annual surcharge applicable to all self-insured employers, which shall be chargeable to the self-insured employer in the proportion that the self-insured employer's compensation payments during the 12-month period ending on the immediately preceding June 30th bear to the total compensation payments made by all self-insured employers during the 12-month period ending on the immediately preceding June 30th, less the estimated amount of special adjustment and supplemental benefits payable by that self-insured employer pursuant to R.S.34:15-95 during the then current fiscal year. e. (1) Every insurer providing workers' compensation and employer's liability insurance shall collect from each of its policyholders, on behalf of the Commissioner of Labor and in accordance with subsections b., c. and d. of this section, an amount equal to the annual policyholder surcharge rate established by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance pursuant to subsection d. of this section, multiplied by the amount of the policyholder's premium. The surcharge to be collected from the policyholder shall be stated separately on the policy or billing statement and be collected at the same time and in the same manner that the premium or other charges for the coverage are collected. On or before the 30th day after the end of the calendar quarter commencing January 1, 1989, and on or before the 30th day following the end of each calendar quarter thereafter, each insurer shall report to the Commissioner of Labor, on forms as the commissioner may require, the total amount of its workers' compensation and employer's liability insurance earned premiums for the preceding quarterly accounting period, and remit the surcharge collected from policyholders on those premiums, less special adjustment and supplemental benefits paid during the preceding calendar quarter by the insurer pursuant to the workers' compensation law, R.S.34:15-1 et seq. No insurer or its agent shall be entitled to any portion of any surcharge imposed pursuant to this section as a fee or commission for its collection nor shall that surcharge be subject to any taxes, licenses or fees. (2) On or before the 30th day after the end of each calendar quarter commencing January 1, 1989, and on or before the 30th day following the end of each calendar quarter thereafter, each self-insured employer shall remit to the Commissioner of Labor an amount equal to one-fourth of the effective net annual surcharge as established for that self-insured employer during the then current calendar year pursuant to subsection d. of this section, less special adjustment and supplemental benefits paid during the preceding calendar quarter by the self-insured employer pursuant to the workers' compensation law, R.S.34:15-1 et seq. f. The Commissioner of Labor shall promulgate within 180 days of the effective date of this act and in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules and regulations as may be necessary for the apportionment and collection of annual surcharges from policyholders and self-insured employers covered by this section. g. The Commissioner of Banking and Insurance shall promulgate within 180 days of the effective date of this act and in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules and regulations as may be necessary for the collection, and provision to the Commissioner of Labor, of information with respect to earned premiums of insurers and the establishment of the annual surcharge rate for policyholders. h. For each 30-day period or part thereof during which a policyholder, self-insured employer, or insurer fails to make a payment or transfer of payment as required by this section or regulations promulgated pursuant hereto, a penalty of one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the amount of delinquent payment or transfer of payment shall be assessed against the delinquent policyholder, self-insured employer or insurer. In no case of single failure, however, shall penalties assessed under this section exceed five percent (5.0%) of the amount of surcharge unpaid or untransferred. Penalties assessed under this subsection shall be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding brought by the Commissioner of Labor pursuant to "The Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.), and shall be deposited by the commissioner in the Second Injury Fund. i. For each 30-day period during which an insurer or self-insured employer fails to file a report as required by this section, the Commissioner of Labor shall assess a penalty of $100.00 against the insurer or self-insured employer and, upon collection thereof, shall deposit those moneys in the "uninsured employer's fund." As a result of any single failure, however, no such penalty shall exceed a total of $500.00. During the period of any such failure to file this report, the estimate by the Department of Labor of the amounts of such compensation payments or earned premiums shall be used for the purposes cited in the workers' compensation law, R.S.34:15-1 et seq. j. The Commissioner of Labor may, with the authorization of and appropriation by the Legislature, transfer from the Second Injury Fund an amount necessary for the cost of administration of the Division of Workers' Compensation in the Department of Labor. k. As used in this section, "policyholder" means a holder of a policy of workers' compensation or employer's liability insurance issued by an insurer. "Insurer" means a domestic, foreign or alien mutual association or stock company writing workers' compensation or employer's liability insurance on risks located in this State and subject to premium taxes pursuant to P.L.1945, c.132 (C.54:18A-1 et seq.). "Self-insured employer" means an employer which self-insures for workers' compensation or employer's liability insurance pursuant to the provisions of R.S.34:15-77. Amended 1938, c.198, s.1; 1945, c.10, s.1; 1950, c.89, s.1; 1952, c.80; 1966, c.65; 1968, c.319; 1980, c.83, s.3; 1986, c.82, s.1; 1988, c.26, s.1; 1990, c.46; 1999, c. 408; 2002, c.5. 2003, c.111.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-113 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-113
Definitions relative to business retention and relocation assistance.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Affiliate" means an entity that directly or indirectly controls, is under common control with, or is controlled by the business. Control exists in all cases in which the entity is a member of a controlled group of corporations as defined pursuant to section 1563 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.1563) or the entity is an organization in a group of organizations under common control as defined pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.414). An entity may establish by clear and convincing evidence, as determined by the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury, that control exists in situations involving lesser percentages of ownership than required by those statutes; "Authority" means the New Jersey Economic Development Authority created pursuant to P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-1 et seq.); "Business retention or relocation grant of tax credits" or "grant of tax credits" means a grant which consists of the value of corporation business tax credits against the liability imposed pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-5) or credits against the taxes imposed on insurers pursuant to P.L.1945, c.132 (C.54:18A-1 et al.), section 1 of P.L.1950, c.231 (C.17:32-15), and N.J.S.17B:23-5, provided to fund a portion of retention and relocation costs pursuant to P.L.1996, c.25 (C.34:1B-112 et seq.); "Business" means an employer located in this State that has operated continuously in the State, in whole or in part, in its current form or as a predecessor entity for at least 10 years prior to filing an application pursuant to P.L.1996, c.25 (C.34:1B-112 et seq.) and which is subject to the provisions of R.S.43:21-1 et seq. and may include a sole proprietorship, a partnership, or a corporation that has made an election under Subchapter S of Chapter One of Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any other business entity through which income flows as a distributive share to its owners, limited liability company, nonprofit corporation, or any other form of business organization located either within or outside the State. A business shall include an affiliate of the business if that business applies for a credit based upon any capital investment made by an affiliate or based upon retained full-time jobs of an affiliate; "Capital investment" means expenses that the business incurs following its submission of an application to the authority pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1996, c.25 (C.34:1B-116), but prior to the Capital Investment Completion Date, as shall be defined in the project agreement, for: (1) the site preparation and construction, renovation, improvement, equipping of, or obtaining and installing fixtures and machinery, apparatus or equipment in, a newly constructed, renovated or improved building, structure, facility, or improvement to real property in this State; and (2) obtaining and installing fixtures and machinery, apparatus or equipment in a building, structure, or facility in this State. Provided however, that "capital investment" shall not include soft costs such as financing and design, furniture or decorative items such as artwork or plants, or office equipment if the office equipment is property with a recovery period of less than five years. The recovery period of any property, for purposes of this section, shall be determined as of the date such property is first placed in service or use in this State by the business, determined in accordance with section 168 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.168). A business that acquires or leases a qualified business facility shall also be deemed to have acquired the capital investment made or acquired by the seller or landlord, as the case may be; "Certificate of compliance" means a certificate issued by the authority pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1996, c.25 (C.34:1B-120); "Chief executive officer" means the chief executive officer of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority; "Commitment duration" means the tax credit term and five years from the end of the tax credit term specified in the project agreement entered into pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1996, c.25 (C.34:1B-116); "Designated industry" means an industry identified by the authority as desirable for the State to maintain, which may be designated and amended via the promulgation of rules by the authority to reflect changing market conditions; "Designated urban center" means an urban center designated in the State Development and Redevelopment Plan adopted by the State Planning Commission; "Eligible position" means a full-time position retained by a business in this State for which a business provides employee health benefits under a group health plan as defined under section 14 of P.L.1997, c.146 (C.17B:27-54), a health benefits plan as defined under section 1 of P.L.1992, c.162 (C.17B:27A-17), or a policy or contract of health insurance covering more than one person issued pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 27 of Title 17B of the New Jersey Statutes. For an eligible business that submitted a certificate of compliance on or after January 1, 2020, the requirement that employee health benefits are to be provided shall be deemed to be satisfied if the benefits are provided by the business or pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, no later than 90 days of employee start date, under a health benefits plan authorized pursuant to State or federal law; "Full-time employee" means a person employed by the business for consideration for at least 35 hours a week, or who renders any other standard of service generally accepted by custom or practice, as determined by the authority, as full-time employment, or a person who is employed by a professional employer organization pursuant to an employee leasing agreement between the business and the professional employer organization, in accordance with P.L.2001, c.260 (C.34:8-67 et seq.) for at least 35 hours a week, or who renders any other standard of service generally accepted by custom or practice, as determined by the authority, as full-time employment, and whose wages are subject to withholding as provided in the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq. or an employee who is a resident of another State but whose income is not subject to the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq. or who is a partner of a business who works for the partnership for at least 35 hours a week, or who renders any other standard of service generally accepted by custom or practice, as determined by the authority, as full-time employment, and whose distributive share of income, gain, loss, or deduction, or whose guaranteed payments, or any combination thereof, is subject to the payment of estimated taxes, as provided in the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq. "Full-time employee" shall not include any person who works as an independent contractor or on a consulting basis for the business; "Full-time employee at the qualified business facility" means a full-time position in a business in this State, which position the business has filled with a full-time employee, who shall have their primary office at the qualified business facility and spend at least 60 percent of their time at the qualified business facility. This requirement shall supersede any law, regulation, or incentive agreement that imposes a requirement that the employee be present at the qualified business facility for a specified percentage of time greater than 60 percent. This amendment shall not alter or terminate any waiver of the requirement that an employee spend time at the qualified business facility implemented by the authority due to COVID-19 public health emergency and state of emergency. "New business location" means the premises to which a business will relocate that the business has either purchased or built or for which the business has entered into a purchase agreement or a written lease for a period of no less than the commitment duration or eight years, whichever is greater, from the date of relocation. A "new business location" also means the business's current location or locations if the business makes a capital investment equal to the total value of the business retention or relocation grant of tax credits to the business at that location or locations; "Program" means the Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant Program created pursuant to P.L.1996, c.25 (C.34:1B-112 et seq.); "Project agreement" means an agreement between a business and the authority that sets the forecasted schedule for completion and occupancy of the project, the date the commitment duration shall commence, the amount and tax credit term of the applicable grant of tax credits, and other such provisions which further the purposes of P.L.1996, c.25 (C.34:1B-112 et seq.); "Retained full-time job" means an eligible position that currently exists in New Jersey and is filled by a full-time employee but which, because of a potential relocation by the business, is at risk of being lost to another state or country. For the purposes of determining a number of retained full-time jobs, the eligible positions of an affiliate shall be considered the eligible positions of the business; "Tax credit term" means the period of time commencing with the first issuance of tax credits and continuing during the period in which the recipient of a grant of tax credits is eligible to apply the tax credits pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2004, c.65 (C.34:1B-115.3); and "Yearly tax credit amount" means $1,500 times the number of retained full-time jobs. "Yearly tax credit amount" does not include the amount of any bonus award authorized pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2004, c.65 (C.34:1B-115.1). L.1996, c.25, s.2; amended 2004, c.65, s.2; 2007, c.253, s.14; 2010, c.123, s.1; 2011, c.149, s.12; 2021, c.160, s.64; 2023, c.143, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-212 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-212
New Jersey Commerce Commission abolished.
Status: in_force

3. a. The New Jersey Commerce Commission created by P.L.1998, c.44 (C.52:27C-61 et al.) as a body corporate and politic and allocated in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury, is abolished and all of its functions, powers, and duties, except as otherwise provided in this act, are continued and transferred to the Division of Business Assistance, Marketing, and International Trade in the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. b. The functions, powers, and duties of the New Jersey Commerce Commission not specifically allocated under this act are continued and are transferred to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, to be allocated within the authority as determined by the authority board. c. Except as otherwise provided in this act, whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, reorganization plan, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise, reference is made to the New Jersey Commerce Commission, Board of Directors of the New Jersey Commerce Commission, the Commerce, Economic Growth and Tourism Commission, the Commerce and Economic Growth Commission, the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, the Commissioner of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, or the Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of the Commerce and Economic Growth Commission, the same shall mean and refer to the division. L.2008, c.27, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-54 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-54
No State liability
Status: in_force

Bonds and notes of the authority issued under the provisions of this act shall not be in any way a debt or liability of the State or of any political subdivision thereof or be or constitute a pledge of the faith and credit of the State or of any political subdivision thereof but all bonds and notes, unless funded or refunded by the bonds or notes of the authority, shall be payable solely from revenues or funds pledged or available for their payment as authorized in this act. Each bond and note shall contain on its face a statement to the effect that the authority is obligated to pay the principal thereof or the interest thereon only from revenues or funds of the agency and that neither the State nor any political subdivision thereof is obligated to pay the principal or interest and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State or any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds or notes. L. 1985, c. 386, s. 8, eff. Dec. 18, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56a17 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56a17
Special certificates or licenses for employment at wages less than minimum
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner, to the extent necessary in order to prevent curtailment of opportunities for employment, shall by regulation provide for the employment of learners, apprentices and students, under special certificates issued pursuant to regulations of the commissioner, at such wages lower than the minimum wage applicable under the provisions of this act and subject to such limitations as to time, number, proportion and length of service as the commissioner shall prescribe. (b) For any occupation for which minimum fair wage order rates or minimum wage rates are established by or pursuant to this act the commissioner or the director may cause to be issued to an employee, including a learner, apprentice or student, whose earning capacity is impaired by age or physical or mental deficiency or injury, a special license authorizing employment at such wages less than such minimum wage rates and for such period of time as shall be fixed by the commissioner or the director and stated in the license. L.1966, c. 113, s. 18. Amended by L.1980, c. 90, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.36 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.36
Alternative sanction for payment of wages due
Status: in_force

12. As an alternative to any other sanctions or in addition thereto, herein or otherwise provided by law for violation of this act, the commissioner is authorized to supervise the payment of amounts due to workers under this act, and the employer may be required to make these payments to the commissioner to be held in a special account in trust for the workers, and paid on order of the commissioner directly to the worker or workers affected. The employer shall also pay the commissioner an administrative fee equal to not less than 10% or more than 25% of any payment made to the commissioner pursuant to this section. The amount of the administrative fee shall be specified in a schedule of fees to be promulgated by rule or regulation of the commissioner in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). The fee shall be applied toward enforcement and administration costs of the Division of Workplace Standards in the Department of Labor. L.1963,c.150,s.12; amended 1991,c.205,s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-82 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-82
Definitions
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Commerce and Economic Development; "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic Development; "Economic master plan commission" means the New Jersey Economic Master Plan Commission established by Executive Order No. 1 issued by the Governor on January 18, 1994; "Industry sector network" means clusters of two or more businesses within a key industry working jointly to manufacture, sell or market products, develop technologies or create or disseminate information; and "Key industry" means an industry that makes or could make an important contribution to the economy of the State, which may include, but need not be limited to, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, communications, telecommunications, electronics, software, insurance, tourism, transportation, construction, agriculture, and biotechnology. L.1995,c.207,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-21.20 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.20
"Dedicated Cigarette Tax Revenue Fund."
Status: in_force

5. a. There is hereby created and established in the Department of the Treasury a separate nonlapsing fund to be known as the "Dedicated Cigarette Tax Revenue Fund." During the State fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006 and during each succeeding State fiscal year in which the authority has outstanding bonds or refunding bonds which have been issued pursuant to this act or is obligated to make any payments under any contract or agreement entered into by the authority pursuant to subsection c. of section 4 of this act, the State Treasurer shall credit to such Fund, on a monthly basis, an amount equivalent to the dedicated cigarette tax revenues received by the State during each calendar month of such fiscal year. Provided however, that: (1) no credits of dedicated cigarette tax revenues shall be made to the Dedicated Cigarette Tax Revenue Fund in any State fiscal year until the deposits of $150,000,000 of revenue from the cigarette tax required by section 4 of P.L.1997, c.264 (C.26:2H-18.58g) into the Health Care Subsidy Fund have been fully made in such fiscal year, (2) in each month of a State fiscal year beginning after the month in which the final deposits of $150,000,000 of revenue from the cigarette tax required by section 4 of P.L.1997, c.264 (C.26:2H-18.58g) into the Health Care Subsidy Fund have been fully made for such fiscal year, the State Treasurer shall credit to the Dedicated Cigarette Tax Revenue Fund an amount equivalent to all revenue collected by the State from the cigarette tax during such calendar month until the amount credited to the Dedicated Cigarette Tax Revenue Fund from the beginning of such fiscal year equals the amount that would have been credited to such Fund since the beginning of such fiscal year in accordance with the preceding sentence if the deposits of $150,000,000 of revenue from the cigarette tax required by section 4 of P.L.1997, c.264 (C.26:2H-18.58g) into the Health Care Subsidy Fund were not required to have been made, and (3) thereafter, in each month of a State fiscal year, the State Treasurer shall credit (a) to the Dedicated Cigarette Tax Revenue Fund an amount equivalent to the dedicated cigarette tax revenues and (b) to the Health Care Subsidy Fund an amount equivalent to all remaining revenue collected by the State from the cigarette tax during such calendar month; provided, however, that the amount so credited to the Health Care Subsidy Fund shall not exceed $215,000,000 in the aggregate for all such months in the State fiscal year, and shall not exceed $241,500,000 in the aggregate for all such months in State fiscal years commencing on or after July 1, 2009. b. In each State fiscal year during which the authority has outstanding bonds or refunding bonds which have been issued pursuant to this act or is obligated to make any payments under any contract or agreement entered into by the authority pursuant to subsection c. of section 4 of this act, the State Treasurer shall pay to the authority solely from the Dedicated Cigarette Tax Revenue Fund in accordance with the provisions of any contract between the authority and the State Treasurer authorized and entered into pursuant to section 6 of this act, an amount equal to the debt service payable on the authority's then outstanding bonds or refunding bonds issued pursuant to this act during such fiscal year and any amounts required to be paid by the authority during such fiscal year under any contract or agreement entered into by the authority pursuant to subsection c. of section 4 of this act and such other additional amounts as shall be authorized by this act and required to be paid to the authority pursuant to any contract between the authority and the State Treasurer authorized and entered into pursuant to section 6 of this act; provided, however, that the payment of all such amounts to the authority shall be subject to and dependent upon appropriations being made from time to time by the Legislature of the amounts thereof for the purposes of this act. Notwithstanding any other provision of any law, rule, regulation or order to the contrary, the authority shall be paid only such amounts as shall be required by the provisions of any contract between the authority and the State Treasurer authorized and entered into pursuant to section 6 of this act and the incurrence of any obligation of the State under any such contract, including any payments to be made thereunder from the Dedicated Cigarette Tax Revenue Fund, shall be subject to and dependent upon appropriations being made from time to time by the Legislature for the purposes of this act. c. If the authority no longer has outstanding bonds or refunding bonds which have been issued pursuant to this act and is no longer obligated to make any payments under any contract or agreement entered into by the authority pursuant to subsection c. of section 4 of this act or to pay any other costs, fees, expenses, liabilities and other obligations incurred by the authority and the State pursuant to this act, then all monies on deposit in the Dedicated Cigarette Tax Revenue Fund shall be transferred to the General Fund. L.2004, c.68, s.5; amended 2006, c.98, s.2; 2009, c.70, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-69.13 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-69.13
List of qualified interpreters; maintenance
Status: in_force

a. The State Division of the Deaf in the Department of Labor, created pursuant to P.L.1941, c. 197 (C. 34:1-69.1 et seq.) shall maintain a list of qualified interpreters and provide the list to appointing authorities upon request. b. The division shall regularly obtain a list of qualified interpreters from the New Jersey Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and ensure that the list contains the most current information available from the registry. L.1983, c. 564, s. 7, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-155 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-155
Limited immunity for Delaware River Port Authority
Status: in_force

12. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the State Treasurer is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Delaware River Port Authority or the subsidiary corporation, or both, which would provide that the State shall indemnify and save harmless the Delaware River Port Authority or the subsidiary corporation, or both, from any and all claims or causes of action which are based on the condition of the port facilities transferred pursuant to this act. The State Treasurer is not authorized to enter into an agreement which obligates the State to indemnify or save harmless the Delaware River Port Authority or the subsidiary corporation from any damages which directly result from any act or omission by the Delaware River Port Authority or the subsidiary corporation, or both, or any of their agents, servants or employees. L.1997,c.150,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 34:16-33 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-33
Confidential character of records
Status: in_force

All records relating to the receipt of or application for vocational rehabilitation or independent living rehabilitation services shall be confidential and shall not be published or open to public inspection. No member, officer or employee of the commission shall, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the vocational rehabilitation or independent living rehabilitation programs, and in accordance with regulations, solicit, disclose, receive or make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of any list of, or names of, or any information concerning persons applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation or independent living rehabilitation, directly or indirectly derived from the records, papers, files, or communications of the State or subdivisions or agencies thereof, or acquired in the course of the performance of official duties. Any such act on the part of a member, officer or employee of the commission shall be grounds for dismissal by the Governor as to members and as to officers and employees, in accordance with the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes and of rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto. L.1955, c. 64, p. 217, s. 14. Amended by L.1961, c. 20, p. 105, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-50 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-50
Definitions relative to collective bargaining.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Employer" means a State college or university established pursuant to chapter 64 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes or a public research university. "Employee" means any employee, whether employed on a full or part-time basis, of an employer. "Subcontracting" means any action, practice, or effort by an employer which results in any services or work performed by any of its employees being performed or provided by any other person, vendor, corporation, partnership or entity. "Subcontracting agreement" means any agreement or arrangement entered into by an employer to implement subcontracting. L.2021, c.104, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:16-34 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-34
Amendment or repeal of act
Status: in_force

The Legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of this act at any time; and there shall be no vested private right of any kind against such amendment or repeal. All the rights, privileges, or immunities conferred by this act or by acts done pursuant thereto shall exist subject to the power of the Legislature to amend or repeal this act at any time. L.1955, c. 64, p. 217, s. 15.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15D-2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15D / Section 15D-2
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. New Jersey, facing an intensely competitive world economy, must choose whether to compete against countries that have low-paid, unskilled workforces or to compete for the high-productivity jobs that can provide a foundation for an economic leadership position for New Jersey and high living standards for all of its citizens; b. If New Jersey is going to take the high-skill, high-productivity, high-wage path, it will need a genuine partnership between business, labor and government to invest in the first-rate training and education for front-line workers needed to stimulate greater worker involvement in promoting innovation, quality control and responsiveness to rapid technological advances in production; c. Current private sector efforts to train and educate employees in New Jersey are extensive, involving the expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars, but the overwhelming majority of those expenditures goes to the minority of employees, usually placed in management, scientific and technical positions, who already have college degrees; d. The inadequate emphasis on training and ongoing education for the broad majority of front-line workers is further compounded by the fact that 90% of job training expenditures by American businesses is spent by only one half of one percent of American businesses; e. Although current training programs for the long-term jobless and other disadvantaged individuals have increased skilled labor resources in the State, and although federal funding for those programs is inadequate to cover more than a small minority of those eligible, there is an even greater need for new public resources to upgrade the skills of vastly larger numbers of currently employed, or recently displaced, mainstream front-line workers; f. Proposals have been made by the administrations of both Governor Kean and Governor Florio to redirect existing payroll taxes to fund a broader and more in-depth program of worker training and access to lifelong education, a method successfully employed by other States and by leading international industrial competitors, such as Germany, Japan and France; g. The potential contribution of business-labor cooperation to create a highly productive workforce has also been demonstrated, domestically and overseas, by the effectiveness of apprenticeship programs in certain skilled trades; h. It is therefore an appropriate public purpose to sustain the current level of support of training programs for disadvantaged individuals and to establish, with the active participation of New Jersey's business and labor communities, a broader program of expanded, high-quality training and education, including needed basic skills education, for currently employed and recently displaced front-line workers, funded by the redirection of a portion of existing payroll taxes. L.1992,c.43,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6A-41 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6A / Section 6A-41
Compliance orders; violations; penalties
Status: in_force

17. a. If the commissioner determines that an employer has violated a provision of this act, or a safety standard or regulation promulgated under this act, if the commissioner receives a certification from the Commissioner of Health that an employer violation has been determined to exist within the Commissioner of Health's jurisdiction, or if the commissioner receives a report from the Department of Labor or the Department of Health, prepared as a result of the investigation of the death or serious injury of one or more firefighters, which indicates the existence of a violation of this act or of a safety standard promulgated under this act, he shall with reasonable promptness, and in no case more than six months after his determination or the receipt of the certificate or report, issue to the employer a written order to comply which shall describe the nature of the violation, including a reference to the provision of the section, standard, regulation or order alleged to have been violated, the sanction therefor, where appropriate, and shall fix a reasonable time for compliance. b. If the commissioner issues to an employer an order to comply, the employer shall post such order or a copy thereof at or near each location of the violation cited in the order so that it is clearly visible to affected employees. The commissioner shall make such order available to employee representatives and affected employees, and shall make the order available to the public upon request. c. If no notice of intent to contest any provision of the order is filed with the commissioner by an employer, employee or employee representative within fifteen working days of the issuance of an order to comply, the order shall be deemed final and not subject to review by any court or agency. If, within fifteen working days of the issuance of an order to comply, any employer, employee or employee representative files a notice with the commissioner of intent to contest any provision of the order, the commissioner shall immediately advise the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission of the notification, and the commission shall afford an opportunity for a hearing. The review commission shall thereafter issue an order, based on a finding of fact, affirming, modifying, or vacating the commissioner's order to comply or the proposed penalty, or directing other appropriate relief, and the order shall become final 45 days after its issuance. The rules of procedure prescribed by the review commission shall provide affected employers, employees, or representatives of affected employees an opportunity to participate as parties to hearings under this subsection. d. If the time for compliance with an order of the commissioner issued pursuant to this section elapses, and the employer has not made a good faith effort to comply, the commissioner shall impose a civil administrative penalty of up to $7,000 per day for each violation of a provision of P.L.1983, c.516 (C.34:6A-25 et seq.), or of a standard or regulation promulgated under that act, or of an order to comply. Any employer who willfully or repeatedly violates the requirements of this section or any standard, rule, order or regulation promulgated under that act shall be assessed a civil administrative penalty of up to $70,000 for each violation. Penalties imposed under this section may be recovered with costs in a civil action commenced by the commissioner by a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.) in the Superior Court or a municipal court, either of which shall have jurisdiction to enforce "the penalty enforcement law" in connection with this act. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues after the date given for compliance in accordance with the order of the commissioner shall constitute an additional separate and distinct offense. e. The commissioner is authorized to compromise and settle any claim for a penalty under this section in such amount as, in the discretion of the commissioner, may appear appropriate and equitable under all of the circumstances. In any claim involving investigations conducted by the Department of Health, the commissioner shall make the determination as to the compromise or settlement of the claim in consultation with the Commissioner of Health. L.1983,c.516,s.17; amended 1991,c.91,s.349; 1991,c.186,s.2; 1995,c.186,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-13 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-13
Death benefits, burial expenses; computation and distribution.
Status: in_force

34:15-13. Except as hereinafter provided, in case of death, compensation shall be computed, but not distributed, on the following basis: a. For one or more dependents, 70% of wages. b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.253). c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.253). d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.253).
e. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.253). f. The term "dependents" shall apply to and include any or all of the following who are dependent upon the deceased at the time of accident or the occurrence of occupational disease, or at the time of death, namely: husband, wife, parent, stepparents, grandparents, children, stepchildren, grandchildren, child in esse, posthumous child, illegitimate children, brothers, sisters, half brothers, half sisters, niece, nephew. Legally adopted children shall, in every particular, be considered as natural children. Dependency shall be conclusively presumed as to the decedent's spouse and to any natural child of a decedent under 18 years of age or, if enrolled as a full-time student, under 23 years of age, who was actually a part of the decedent's household at the time of the decedent's death. Every provision of this article applying to one class shall be equally applicable to the other, except for the surviving spouses of members of the State Police or members of fire or police departments or forces who die in line of duty. Should any dependent of a deceased employee die during the period covered by such weekly payments the right of such dependent to compensation under this section shall cease, but should the surviving spouse of a deceased employee, other than the surviving spouse of a deceased member of the State Police or member of a fire or police department or force who died in line of duty, remarry during such period and before the total compensation is paid, the spouse shall be entitled to receive the remainder of the compensation which would have been due the spouse had the spouse not remarried, or 100 times the amount of weekly compensation paid immediately preceding the remarriage, whichever is the lesser. If the deceased was a member of the State Police or member of a fire or police department or force who died in the line of duty, the compensation shall be paid to the surviving spouse during the entire period of survivorship, even if the surviving spouse remarries, but the surviving spouse shall not receive a lump sum payment pursuant to this subsection. The foregoing schedule applies only to persons wholly dependent, and in the case of persons only partially dependent, except in the case of the surviving spouse and children who were actually a part of the decedent's household at the time of death, the compensation shall be such proportion of the scheduled percentage as the amounts actually contributed to them by the deceased for their support constituted of his total wages and the provision as to a minimum of 20% of the average weekly wage as set forth in subsection a. of R.S.34:15-12 shall not apply to such compensation. In determining the number of dependents, where the deceased employee was a minor, the number of persons dependent upon the deceased employee shall be determined in the same way as if the deceased employee were an adult, notwithstanding any rule of law as to the person entitled to a minor's wages. Nothing in this subsection pertaining to the surviving spouse of a member of the State Police or member of a fire or police department or force who died in the line of duty shall be construed to entitle the surviving spouse to resumed payments of compensation if that surviving spouse received a lump sum payment pursuant to this subsection or remarried prior to the effective date of P.L.2013, c.62. g. Compensation shall be computed upon the foregoing basis. Distribution shall be made among dependents, if more than one, according to the order of the Division of Workers' Compensation, which shall, when applied to for that purpose, determine, upon the facts being presented to it, the proportion to be paid to or on behalf of each dependent according to the relative-dependency. Payment on behalf of infants shall be made to the surviving parent, if any, or to the statutory or testamentary guardian. h. If death results from the accident or occupational disease, whether there be dependents or not, expenses of the last sickness of the deceased employee shall be paid in accordance with the provisions for medical and hospital service as set forth in R.S.34:15-15. In addition, the cost of burial and of a funeral, not to exceed $5,000, shall be paid to the dependent or other person having paid the costs of burial and the funeral. In the event that the dependent or other person has paid less than $5,000 for the costs of burial and the funeral, the dependent or other person shall be reimbursed in the amount paid and, if the costs of burial and the funeral exceed the amount so paid, the difference between the said amount and $5,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the cost of burial and the funeral, shall be paid to the undertaker or embalmer or the dependent or other person having paid the costs of burial and the funeral. In the event that no part of the costs of burial and the funeral have been paid, the amount of such cost of burial and the funeral, not to exceed $5,000 , shall be paid to the undertaker or embalmer or the dependent or other person who is to pay the costs of burial and the funeral. i. In computing compensation to those named in this section, except husband, wife, parents and stepparents, and except as otherwise provided in this section, only those under 18 or over 40 years of age shall be included and then only for that period in which they are under 18 or over 40; provided, however, that payments to such physically or mentally deficient persons as are for such reason dependent shall be made during the full compensation period of 450 weeks. j. The maximum compensation in case of death shall be subject to the maximum compensation as stated in subsection a. of R.S.34:15-12 and a minimum of 20% of average weekly wages per week as set forth in subsection a. of R.S.34:15-12, except in the case of partial dependency as provided in this section. This compensation shall be paid, in the case of a surviving spouse, other than a surviving spouse of a member of the State Police or member of a fire or police department or force who died in the line of duty, during the entire period of survivorship or until such surviving spouse shall remarry and, in the case of other dependents, during 450 weeks and if at the expiration of 450 weeks there shall be one or more dependents under 18 years of age, compensation shall be continued for such dependents until they reach 18 years of age, or 23 years of age while enrolled as a full-time student, at the schedule provided under subsection a. of this section. If the deceased was a member of the State Police or member of a fire or police department or force who died in the line of duty, the compensation shall be paid to the surviving spouse during the entire period of survivorship, even if the surviving spouse remarries, but the surviving spouse shall not receive a lump sum payment pursuant to subsection f. of this section. amended 1938, c.36; 1945, c.74, s.6; 1953, c.159; 1956, c.141, s.3; 1966, c.126, s.2; 1979, c.283, s.6; 1990, c.122, s.2; 1995, c.185; 2003, c.253, s.1; 2013, c.62; 2020, c.116, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-55 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-55
§ 34:1-55
Status: in_force

The bureau of industrial statistics and records shall publish and issue from time to time bulletins and pamphlets pertaining to its work and shall perform such other duties as the commissioner shall direct.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-135 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-135
Employee, employer relationship under the act.
Status: in_force

7. a. For the purposes of this act and R.S.34:15-36, a horse racing industry employee shall be deemed to be in the employment of the New Jersey Horse Racing Injury Compensation Board and in the employment of all standardbred owners, thoroughbred owners, or thoroughbred trainers, as the case may be, who are licensed or are required to be licensed by the commission and whose horses are stabled at a permitted New Jersey racetrack at the time of any occurrence for which workers' compensation benefits are payable pursuant to R.S.34:15-1 et seq. as supplemented by this act, and not solely in the employment of a particular owner or trainer. A horse racing industry employee shall not be deemed to be in the employment of the New Jersey Horse Racing Injury Compensation Board for any other purpose. b. For the purposes of this act and R.S.34:15-36, the New Jersey Horse Racing Injury Compensation Board and all standardbred owners, thoroughbred owners, or thoroughbred trainers who are licensed or are required to be licensed by the commission and whose horses are stabled at a permitted New Jersey racetrack shall be deemed the employer of a horse racing industry employee at the time of any event for which workers' compensation benefits are payable pursuant to R.S.34:15-1 et seq., as supplemented by this act. The New Jersey Racing Injury Compensation Board shall not be deemed the employer of a horse racing industry employee for any other purpose. c. With respect to horse racing industry employees, the requirements of R.S.34:15-1 et seq. regarding the provision of workers' compensation insurance by employers are satisfied in full by compliance with the requirements imposed upon standardbred owners, thoroughbred owners, and thoroughbred trainers by this act and any rules or regulations promulgated hereunder. If the responsible owner or trainer fails to comply with the requirements of this act or any rules or regulations promulgated hereunder and if the board is still required to pay the award on behalf of that owner or trainer who has been found to have violated this act or any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder, then the board is hereby authorized to impose a penalty on that owner or trainer in an amount not to exceed $10,000 per violation. d. The provisions of this act shall not apply to employees of an owner or trainer who are not horse racing industry employees. L.1995, c.329, s.7; amended 1998, c.11, s.3; 1999, c.378, s.4; 2008, c.11, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.22a — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-21.22a
Newspaperboys; effect of act upon rights under Workmen's Compensation Act
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect adversely any right or rights of newspaperboys under the provisions of chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey. L.1965, c. 3, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-67 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-67
Establishment of reserves, liquid reserves
Status: in_force

6. The authority shall establish sufficient reserves and liquid reserves, aside from those moneys required to provide a sufficient and actuarially sound basis for its pledges contained in any loan, line of credit or guarantee agreement entered into pursuant to this act. L.1993,c.197,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-45 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-45
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Division of Travel and Tourism Act." L.1977, c. 225, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-10.1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-10.1
Board members; participation; membership or employment in other agencies
Status: in_force

No member of the board shall take any part, directly or indirectly, in any proceeding involving any relation between employees and employers before any board, bureau, commission, officer or court, unless such member in such proceeding takes the part of the same group whether employees, employers, or the public, as he represents on the Board of Mediation. No member of the board shall be a member or employee of any other public board, body, commission, bureau or agency which deals with employer and employee relations, whether Federal, State or local, except that he may be a member of any such board, body, commission, bureau or agency if his membership thereon is as a representative of the same group, whether employees, employers or the public, as it is on the Board of Mediation. L.1945, c. 32, p. 90, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-143 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-143
Definitions relative to electronic medical bills for workers' compensation claims.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Complete electronic medical bill" means a medical bill that meets all of the following criteria: (1) it is submitted in the correct uniform billing format, with the correct uniform billing code sets, transmitted in compliance with the guidelines; (2) the bill and electronic attachments provide all information required pursuant to this act; and (3) the health care provider, its billing representative, or any company that has purchased the rights to pursue its bill has provided all information that the employer, employer's insurance carrier, or workers' compensation third party administrator requested. "Electronic bill" means a communication between computerized data exchange systems that complies with the guidelines enumerated. "Guidelines" means the format established by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development in consultation with the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance pursuant to this act, which shall be based upon the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) Workers' Compensation Electronic Medical Billing Rule and Companion Guide. L.2016, c.64, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-120.15 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-120.15
Definitions
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Association" means the New Jersey Self-Insurers Guaranty Association created in subsection a. of section 2 of this act. "Board of directors" or "board" means the board of directors of the association established under section 3 of this act. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Insurance. "Department" means the Department of Insurance. "Fund" means the Insolvency Fund created pursuant to section 5 of this act. "Injured worker" or "employee" means an employee of an employer or a dependent of the employee to whom the employer is obligated to pay compensation pursuant to chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes. "Insolvent member" means a member employer: (1) (a) which files for relief in bankruptcy under Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. s.101 et seq.; (b) against which involuntary bankruptcy proceedings are filed under that title; or (c) for which a receiver has been appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction; and (2) which is determined to be insolvent by the board as provided in its plan of operation, based upon the member employer's ability to pay compensation pursuant to R.S.34:15-77. "Member employer" or "member" means a self-insurer which is a member of the association. "Self-insurer" means an employer, other than a governmental entity, which self-insures for the purposes of workers' compensation as permitted by R.S.34:15-77. L.1993,c.107,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-5.1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-5.1
Reference to division of workmen's compensation to mean and refer to division of workers' compensation
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the division heretofore referred to as the Division of Workmen's Compensation in the Department of Labor and Industry shall be known as the Division of Workers' Compensation, and whenever the term "Division of Workmen's Compensation" is used in any law or statute such term shall mean and refer to the Division of Workers' Compensation. L.1975, c. 352, s. 1, eff. March 3, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56a — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56a
Minimum wage level; establishment
Status: in_force

It is declared to be the public policy of this State to establish a minimum wage level for workers in order to safeguard their health, efficiency, and general well-being and to protect them as well as their employers from the effects of serious and unfair competition resulting from wage levels detrimental to their health, efficiency and well-being. L.1966, c. 113, s. 1, eff. June 17, 1966.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-49 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-49
§ 34:1-49
Status: in_force

The bureau of statistics and records shall collect, classify and report to the legislature, on or before the last day of October in each year, statistical details relating to labor in the state with particular regard to the commercial, industrial, social, educational and sanitary condition of the laboring classes, and in all suitable and lawful ways foster and encourage all productive industries, with the view to their permanent establishment upon a prosperous basis, both to employer and employed.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15F-3 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15F / Section 15F-3
At-Risk Youth Mentoring Program.
Status: in_force

3. There is established in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development an At-Risk Youth Mentoring Program to be administered by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to the provisions of this act. The commissioner shall consult with the Department of Human Services, the Department of Children and Families, and the Department of Education and other appropriate State agencies regarding the development, operation and administration of the program. The commissioner shall also consult with the Community Agencies Corporation of New Jersey and other public and private nonprofit organizations providing youth mentoring services. The program shall provide for the training of volunteer mentors through local collaborative partnerships between the school district, the educational foundation and other community based organizations and for the assignment of mentors to at-risk students enrolled within a participating school district. The program shall also provide for collaboration with public and private organizations that provide comprehensive health, employment, and social services to youth. The purpose of the program shall be to enable at-risk students to develop a relationship with a caring and responsible adult to provide the personal and emotional support necessary for school success and future successful functioning in society. L.1999, c.279, s.3; amended 2006, c.47, s.182.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.76 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.76
Rights, powers, duties.
Status: in_force

5. For the purpose of implementing the provisions of sections 1 through 4 of P.L.2020, c.65 (C.34:11-56.72 through C.34:11-56.75), the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development shall, and a worker employed in the performance of work subject to this act, the employer of the worker, or any designated representative of the worker or employer may, exercise all rights, powers or duties granted or imposed upon them by P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.). L.2020, c.65, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.19 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-21.19
Penalty, Child Labor Law Enforcement Trust Fund, Advisory Board; annual report.
Status: in_force

19. a. Whoever employs or permits or suffers any minor to be employed or to work in violation of this act, or of any order or ruling issued under the provisions of this act, or obstructs the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, its officers or agents, or any other person authorized to inspect places of employment under this act, and whoever, having under his control or custody any minor, permits or suffers him to be employed or to work in violation of this act, shall be guilty of an offense. If a defendant acts knowingly, an offense under this section shall be a crime of the fourth degree. Otherwise it shall be a disorderly persons offense and the defendant shall, upon conviction for a violation, be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $2,000 for an initial violation and not less than $200 nor more than $4,000 for each subsequent violation. Each day during which any violation of this act continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense, and the employment of any minor in violation of the act shall with respect to each minor so employed, constitute a separate and distinct offense. b. As an alternative to or in addition to any other sanctions provided by law for violations of P.L.1940, c.153 (C.34:2-21.1 et seq.), when the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development finds that an individual has violated that act, the commissioner is authorized to assess and collect administrative penalties of not more than $500 for a first violation, not more than $1,000 for a second violation, and not more than $2,500 for each subsequent violation, specified in a schedule of penalties to be promulgated as a rule or regulation by the commissioner in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). When determining the amount of the penalty imposed because of a violation, the commissioner shall consider factors which include the history of previous violations by the employer, the seriousness of the violation, the good faith of the employer, and the size of the employer's business. No administrative penalty shall be levied pursuant to this section unless the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development provides the alleged violator with notification of the violation and of the amount of the penalty by certified mail and an opportunity to request a hearing before the commissioner or his designee within 15 days following the receipt of the notice. If a hearing is requested, the commissioner shall issue a final order upon such hearing and a finding that a violation has occurred. If no hearing is requested, the notice shall become a final order upon expiration of the 15-day period. Payment of the penalty is due when a final order is issued or when the notice becomes a final order. Any penalty imposed pursuant to this section may be recovered with costs in a summary proceeding commenced by the commissioner pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c. 274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). Any sum collected as a fine or penalty pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Child Labor Law Enforcement Trust Fund established pursuant to subsection c. of this section. c. There is established in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development the Child Labor Law Enforcement Trust Fund. All moneys in the fund shall be applied by the department toward the enforcement of the provisions of P.L.l940, c.153 (C.34:2-21.1 et seq.) and to disseminate information and publicity regarding those provisions to employers, employer organizations, employees, unions, and teachers, counselors, social workers and other professionals engaged in work involving the welfare of children. d. There is established a Child Labor Law Enforcement Advisory Board to advise the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, and issue an annual report, regarding the use of moneys from the Child Labor Law Enforcement Trust Fund and other issues the board deems appropriate concerning child labor, including the impact of excessive or hazardous work on the educational success, health and general well-being of children. The board shall consist of the commissioner or his designee, who shall serve as the chair, and seven members appointed by the commissioner as follows: two members representing organizations of employers in industries with significant numbers of employees who are minors, two members representing labor unions in industries with significant numbers of employees who are minors, one member representing an organization of school administrators, one member representing an organization of school employees, and one member who is an individual with expertise on the impact of excessive or hazardous work on the educational success, health, and general well-being of children. Members appointed by the commissioner shall be appointed for two-year terms and may be appointed for any number of terms. Members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Action may be taken by the board by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members. The first annual report shall be issued not later than 12 months after the effective date of this act. Each annual report may include recommendations to enhance the enforcement and publicizing of the provisions of P.L.l940, c.153 (C.34:2-21.1 et seq.). The advisory board shall have access to reports, data and other information regarding child labor in the possession of the department and assistance from department personnel as required to perform its duties. L.1940,c.153,s.19; amended 1981, c.331, s.9; 1991, c.205, s.6; 2005, c.167.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-5.3 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-5.3
Employee organizations; right to form or join; collective negotiations; grievance procedures.
Status: in_force

7. Except as hereinafter provided, public employees shall have, and shall be protected in the exercise of, the right, freely and without fear of penalty or reprisal, to form, join and assist any employee organization or to refrain from any such activity; provided, however, that this right shall not extend to elected officials, members of boards and commissions, managerial executives, or confidential employees, except in a school district the term managerial executive shall mean the superintendent of schools or his equivalent, nor, except where established practice, prior agreement or special circumstances dictate the contrary, shall any supervisor having the power to hire, discharge, discipline, or to effectively recommend the same, have the right to be represented in collective negotiations by an employee organization that admits nonsupervisory personnel to membership, and the fact that any organization has such supervisory employees as members shall not deny the right of that organization to represent the appropriate unit in collective negotiations; and provided further, that, except where established practice, prior agreement, or special circumstances dictate the contrary, no policeman shall have the right to join an employee organization that admits employees other than policemen to membership. The negotiating unit shall be defined with due regard for the community of interest among the employees concerned, but the commission shall not intervene in matters of recognition and unit definition except in the event of a dispute. Representatives designated or selected by public employees for the purposes of collective negotiation by the majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for such purposes, by the majority of the employees voting in an election conducted by the commission as authorized by this act or, at the option of the representative in a case in which the commission finds that only one representative is seeking to be the majority representative, by a majority of the employees in the unit signing authorization cards indicating their preference for that representative, shall be the exclusive representatives for collective negotiation concerning the terms and conditions of employment of the employees in such unit. An authorization card indicating preference shall not be valid unless it is printed in a language understood by the employees who signs it. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent any official from meeting with an employee organization for the purpose of hearing the views and requests of its members in such unit so long as (a) the majority representative is informed of the meeting; (b) any changes or modifications in terms and conditions of employment are made only through negotiation with the majority representative; and (c) a minority organization shall not present or process grievances. Nothing herein shall be construed to deny to any individual employee his rights under Civil Service laws or regulations. When no majority representative has been selected as the bargaining agent for the unit of which an individual employee is a part, he may present his own grievance either personally or through an appropriate representative or an organization of which he is a member and have such grievance adjusted. A majority representative of public employees in an appropriate unit shall be entitled to act for and to negotiate agreements covering all employees in the unit and shall be responsible for representing the interest of all such employees without discrimination and without regard to employee organization membership. Proposed new rules or modifications of existing rules governing working conditions shall be negotiated with the majority representative before they are established. In addition, the majority representative and designated representatives of the public employer shall meet at reasonable times and negotiate in good faith with respect to grievances, disciplinary disputes, and other terms and conditions of employment. Nothing herein shall be construed as permitting negotiation of the standards or criteria for employee performance. When an agreement is reached on the terms and conditions of employment, it shall be embodied in writing and signed by the authorized representatives of the public employer and the majority representative. Public employers shall negotiate written policies setting forth grievance and disciplinary review procedures by means of which their employees or representatives of employees may appeal the interpretation, application or violation of policies, agreements, and administrative decisions, including disciplinary determinations, affecting them, provided that such grievance and disciplinary review procedures shall be included in any agreement entered into between the public employer and the representative organization. Such grievance and disciplinary review procedures may provide for binding arbitration as a means for resolving disputes. Except as otherwise provided herein, the procedures agreed to by the parties may not replace or be inconsistent with any alternate statutory appeal procedure nor may they provide for binding arbitration of disputes involving the discipline of employees with statutory protection under tenure or civil service laws, except that such procedures may provide for binding arbitration of disputes involving the minor discipline of any public employees protected under the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1968, c.303 (C.34:13A-5.3), other than public employees subject to discipline pursuant to R.S.53:1-10. Grievance and disciplinary review procedures established by agreement between the public employer and the representative organization shall be utilized for any dispute covered by the terms of such agreement. For the purposes of this section, minor discipline shall mean a suspension or fine of less than five days unless the employee has been suspended or fined an aggregate of 15 or more days or received more than three suspensions or fines of five days or less in one calendar year. Where the State of New Jersey and the majority representative have agreed to a disciplinary review procedure that provides for binding arbitration of disputes involving the major discipline of any public employee protected under the provisions of this section, other than public employees subject to discipline pursuant to R.S.53:1-10, the grievance and disciplinary review procedures established by agreement between the State of New Jersey and the majority representative shall be utilized for any dispute covered by the terms of such agreement. For the purposes of this section, major discipline shall mean a removal, disciplinary demotion, suspension or fine of more than five days, or less where the aggregate number of days suspended or fined in any one calendar year is 15 or more days or unless the employee received more than three suspensions or fines of five days or less in one calendar year. In interpreting the meaning and extent of a provision of a collective negotiation agreement providing for grievance arbitration, a court or agency shall be bound by a presumption in favor of arbitration. Doubts as to the scope of an arbitration clause shall be resolved in favor of requiring arbitration. L.1968,c.303,s.7; amended 1974, c.123, s.4; 1982, c.103, s.1; 1996, c.115, s.4; 2003, c.119, s.2; 2005, c.161, s.2; 2005, c.380.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-35.22 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-35.22
Failure to use protective devices, compensation for hearing loss
Status: in_force

No compensation shall be payable for loss of hearing caused by hazardous noise after the effective date of this act if an employer can properly document that despite repeated warnings, an employee willfully fails to properly and effectively utilize suitable protective device or devices provided by the employer capable of diminishing loss of hearing due to occupational exposure to hazardous noise. L.1979, c. 285, s. 13.
N.J. Stat. § 34:9A-18 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-18
Entry and inspection
Status: in_force

The commissioner, his authorized officers and agents may, for the purpose of this act: (a) Enter public or private property to determine whether there exists any camp to which this article applies; (b) Enter and inspect all camps wheresoever situated, and inspect all accommodations, equipment, or paraphernalia connected therewith; (c) Enter and inspect the land adjacent to the camp to determine whether the sanitary and other requirements of this act have been or are being complied with. L.1945, c. 71, p. 357, s. 18.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-4 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-4
§ 34:1-4
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall be a citizen and resident of this state, appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. He shall hold his office for the term of five years and until his successor is appointed and qualified. He shall receive a salary of six thousand dollars per annum. He shall also be chairman of the workmen's compensation bureau and for his services in that capacity shall receive the sum of fifteen hundred dollars per annum.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.83 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.83
Violations relative to performance of duties by the commissioner.
Status: in_force

7. a. Any waterfront employer who willfully hinders or delays the commissioner in the performance of his duties in the enforcement of this act, or who fails to make, keep, and preserve any records as required under the provisions of this act, or falsifies any such record, or refuses to make any such record accessible to the commissioner upon demand, or refuses to furnish a sworn statement of such record or any other information required for the proper enforcement of this act to the commissioner upon demand, or pays or agrees to pay wages at a rate less than the rate applicable under this act, or, during the time that the waterfront employer is included on the debarment list established by the commissioner pursuant to section 9 of this act, employs longshoremen at a waterfront facility, or who discriminates against a longshoreman in violation of section 11 of this act, or otherwise violates any provision of this act or of any regulation or order issued under this act, shall have violated the provisions of this act and be guilty of a disorderly persons offense and shall, upon conviction therefor, be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500 or be imprisoned for not less than 10 nor more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each week, in which there is a day in which the waterfront employer employs longshoremen while on the debarment list or in which a longshoreman is paid less than the rate applicable under this act and each longshoreman so paid, shall constitute a separate offense. Such fines shall be in addition to the payment of any wage deficiencies. b. As an alternative to, or in addition to, any other sanctions provided by law for violations of any provision of this act, when the commissioner finds that an waterfront employer has violated that act, the commissioner is authorized to assess and collect administrative penalties, up to a maximum of $2,500 for a first violation and up to a maximum of $5,000 for each subsequent violation, specified in a schedule of penalties to be promulgated as a rule or regulation by the commissioner in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). When determining the amount of the penalty imposed because of a violation, the commissioner shall consider factors which include the history of previous violations by the waterfront employer, the seriousness of the violation, the good faith of the waterfront employer and the size of the waterfront employer's business. No administrative penalty shall be levied pursuant to this section unless the commissioner provides the alleged violator with notification of the violation and of the amount of the penalty by certified mail and an opportunity to request a hearing before the commissioner or his designee within 15 days following the receipt of the notice. If a hearing is requested, the commissioner shall issue a final order upon such hearing and a finding that a violation has occurred. If no hearing is requested, the notice shall become a final order upon expiration of the 15-day period. Payment of the penalty is due when a final order is issued or when the notice becomes a final order. Any penalty imposed pursuant to this section may be recovered with costs in a summary proceeding commenced by the commissioner pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). Any sum collected as a fine or penalty pursuant to this section shall be applied toward enforcement and administration costs of the division. c. When the commissioner finds that the waterfront employer has violated provisions of this act, the commissioner may refer the matter to the Attorney General or his designee for criminal investigation and prosecution. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to limit the authority of the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute violations of the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice, nor to limit the commissioner's ability to refer any matter for criminal investigation or prosecution. L. 2021, c.336, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-5.8 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-5.8
Payment to majority representative
Status: in_force

Payment of the representation fee in lieu of dues shall be made to the majority representative during the term of the collective negotiation agreement affecting such nonmember employees and during the period, if any, between successive agreements so providing, on or after, but in no case sooner than the thirtieth day following the beginning of an employee's employment in a position included in the appropriate negotiations unit, and the tenth day following reentry into the appropriate unit for employees who previously served in a position included in the appropriate unit who continued in the employ of the public employer in an excluded position and individuals being reemployed in such unit from a reemployment list. For the purposes of this section, individuals employed on a 10-month basis or who are reappointed from year to year shall be considered to be in continuous employment. L.1979, c. 477, s. 5, eff. July 1, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.1a — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-21.1a
Database created, maintained, employment of minors; employer registration, required; rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

6. a. The department shall create and maintain a database for the employment of minors that is accessible by the public and that displays each employer that is required to register under P.L.2022, c.63 (C.34:2-21.1a et al.). b. The database shall include the name and email address of each employer registered under P.L.2022, c.63 (C.34:2-21.1a et al.). c. Any minor under the age of 18 years who desires to work, including but not limited to work as a news carrier or work in agriculture, shall complete a one-time registration on the database, but all information pertaining to the minor shall be confidential and shall not be accessible by the public. If the minor desires to work for a different employer or for an employer in addition to the employer for which the minor first registered, the minor shall update the minor's registration. The minor shall be required to submit documentation, in the form and manner prescribed by the department, sufficient to adequately identify the minor, including but not limited to the social security number of the minor, and confirm the age of the minor, as well as identify the caregiver of the minor. The minor shall provide contact information, including email, if available, for the minor's caregiver, as appropriate. The registration shall provide any physical limitations of which employers should be aware. Upon submission of documentation sufficient to meet the requirements of P.L.2022, c.63 (C.34:2-21.1a et al.), and the requirements of P.L.1940, c.153 (C.34:2-21.1 et seq.), the department shall maintain an employment certificate for the minor granting authorization for the minor to work in the occupation or field for which the minor has expressed an interest and provided documentation. Except as provided by subsection e. of this section, a minor shall not commence work with an employer unless that employer has received confirmation from the department that the minor has authorization to work. d. Each employer that hires, employs, or permits any minor under the age of 18 to work in a gainful occupation as permitted by P.L.1940, c.153 (C.34:2-21.1 et seq.), shall register with the department, in the form and manner prescribed by the department, the following information: (1) The name of the employer; (2) The email address of the employer; (3) Any location of the employer's business operations, including any location at which a minor will be working; (4) The number and names of minors whom the employer has hired, employed, or permitted to work in a gainful occupation, or for seasonal employment, whom the employer expects to hire; and (5) A certified statement from the employer that the employer is employing minors in only those positions permitted by law to ensure the health, safety and well-being of minors. An employer shall be required to update the employer's registration as to any minor employee who is changing a position from the position for which the minor employee was originally hired to perform to a new position. e. Within three days of an employer's or a minor's registration, the department shall cross-check names submitted by employers with minors who are registered on the database and, upon authorization by the minor's caregiver in accordance with subsection f. of this section, send an electronic confirmation to employers of the minor's authorization to work. If an employer does not receive confirmation from the department within one week of the employer's submission, employment of the minor may commence unless and until the employer receives notification from the department that the minor has not received authorization to work. f. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, and except as provided in this subsection, the department shall not approve a minor's registration to work pursuant to subsection c. of this section without a caregiver's authorization for the minor to work as specified by the minor in the minor's registration. The department shall provide notification to a caregiver of a minor who has registered with the database for the caregiver to provide an authorization or rejection of the minor's registration to work. The department shall send the notice by email, to the extent possible, and by certified mail if email is not available, regarding this authorization or rejection within three days of the minor's registration. The caregiver shall submit an authorization or rejection electronically through the registration system established pursuant to this section. If a caregiver does not submit an authorization or rejection within two weeks of the department's notification, then the department shall approve a minor's registration for work unless and until a caregiver submits a rejection through the registration system. If a minor updates the minor's registration to indicate a change in or addition of an employer, the department shall notify the caregiver by email, to the extent possible, and by certified mail if email is not available, of the change in registration. The caregiver shall submit an updated authorization or rejection electronically through the registration system established pursuant to this section. If a caregiver does not submit an authorization or rejection of the change within two weeks of the department's notification, then the department shall approve the minor's updated registration for work unless and until a caregiver submits a rejection through the registration system. g. The Employment of Minors Advisory Council is established to consult with and provide recommendations to the department for the creation and administration of the database. The council shall consist of five members: (1) One representative from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to be appointed by the Governor; (2) One representative from the Department of Education to be appointed by the Governor; (3) Two members who are employers or who represent the interest of employers that employ a significant number of minors, one who shall be appointed by the Senate President and one who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly; and (4) One public member to represent the interests of caregivers of minors, to be appointed by the Senate President and the Speaker of the General Assembly. Any vacancies occurring in the membership shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. The council shall hold at least two meetings per year to review the implementation and operations of the database. h. The department, in consultation with the Employment of Minors Advisory Council and the Department of Education, shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this act, P.L.2022, c.63 (C.34:2-21.1a et al.), including but not limited to developing a schedule for the registration of employers and minors in accordance with this act, P.L.2022, c.63 (C.34:2-21.1a et al.). L.2022, c.63, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-4.15 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-4.15
Disclosure of employee information, certain; change in control, health care entity employer.
Status: in_force

1. a. Not less than 30 days before a change in control, a former health care entity employer shall: provide the successor health care entity employer, and any collective bargaining representative the employees may have, a list containing the name, address, date of hire, phone number, wage rate, and employment classification of each eligible employee employed at the affected health care entity; inform all eligible employees of their rights provided by this section; and post, in a conspicuous location or locations accessible to all employees, a notice setting forth the rights provided by this section. b. No change in control of a health care entity shall be made without a contract or agreement between the former health care entity employer and the successor health care entity employer which provides that: (1) the successor health care entity employer shall offer employment during a transitional period of not less than four months following the change in control to each eligible employee, with no reduction of wages or paid time off, and no reduction of the total value of benefits, including health care, retirement, and education benefits, provided that: (a) the offer shall be made in writing and remain open for at least 10 business days from the date of the offer; (b) during the transition period, the successor health care entity shall offer all available employment positions to eligible employees who had previously held the positions until the available employment positions are filled or until no more eligible employees are available; and (c) if, at the time of the change in control and throughout the transition period, the total number of employment positions is less than the total number of eligible employees, the choice of employees to be employed shall be based on seniority and experience; (2) an eligible employee retained pursuant to this section shall not be discharged without cause during the transitional period, except that a successor employer may lay off eligible employees if the employer reduces the total number of employees, including at the time of the change in control, but only if the choice of employees to be retained is based on seniority and experience, and the laid off employees are offered any positions they had previously held that are subsequently restored during the transitional period; (3) at the end of the transitional period, the successor employer shall perform a written performance evaluation for each retained eligible employee, and offer the employee continued employment if an employee's performance during that period was satisfactory; and (4) a successor employer shall retain, and provide to the employee or representative of the employee upon request, a written record of each offer of employment and each evaluation made pursuant to this subsection, for not less than three years from the date of the offer or evaluation, with each record including the name, address, date of hire, phone number, wage rate, and employment classification of the employee. c. All parties to a contract or agreement covered by this section, and all health care entities subject to a change in control pursuant to a contract or agreement covered by this section, shall comply with all provisions that are required by this section to be included in the contract or agreement pursuant to subsection b. of this section, regardless of whether those provisions are expressly included in the contract or agreement. d. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no action taken pursuant to and in compliance with a collective bargaining agreement entered into by an exclusive representative of employees of a health care entity subject to a change in control pursuant to a contract or agreement covered by this section shall be considered a violation of this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting, delaying, or preventing, including during the transitional period: the recognition of a collective bargaining representative of the employees by a successor health care entity employer; or collective bargaining between the successor health care entity employer and the collective bargaining representative. e. An employer who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to the sanctions, and an employee affected by the violation shall have the remedies, provided by law for violations of P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.1 et seq.). For the purposes of determining penalties and remedies imposed pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.10) for violations of this section: (1) a failure to pay an employee wages, paid time off, or the value of benefits, as required by subsection b. of this section, shall be regarded as a failure to pay the full amount of wages for the purposes of section 10 of P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.10), and the remedies for the failure to pay paid time off or the value of benefits shall be made in the same manner as remedies for unpaid wages; (2) a discharge of an employee, or failure to offer employment or retain in employment an employee, in violation of subsection b. of this section shall be regarded as retaliation against the employee for the purposes of section 10 of P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.10); and (3) in a civil action brought before a court by the employee, the court shall have authority to order injunctive or other permanent equitable relief, including, but not limited to, immediate reinstatement of any employee discharged or not retained in violation of this section. f. As used in this section: "Change in control" means: any sale, assignment, transfer, contribution or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets used in a health care entity's operations; or any sale, assignment, transfer, contribution or other disposition of a controlling interest in the health care entity, including by consolidation, merger, or reorganization, of the health care entity or any person who controls the health care entity; or any event or sequence of events, including a purchase, sale, or termination of a management contract or lease, that causes the identity of the health care entity employer to change, but shall not include a change in control in which both the former health care entity employer and the successor health care employer are government entities. A change in control shall be defined to occur on the date of execution of the document effectuating the change. "Eligible employee" means: any person employed at an affected health care entity during the 90-day period immediately preceding a change in control of a health care entity; or any person formerly employed at the health care entity who retains recall rights under an agreement with the former health care entity employer, except that an "eligible employee" shall not include any managerial employee, and shall not include any person who was discharged with cause by the former health care entity or successor health care entity during that 90-day period. "Former health care entity employer" means any employer of eligible employees who owns, controls, or operates a health care entity where the eligible employees are employed prior to a change in control of the entity. "Government entity" means the State of New Jersey, any of its political subdivisions, any authority created by the Legislature of the State of New Jersey, and any instrumentality or agency of the State of New Jersey or of any of its political subdivisions. "Health care entity" means a health care facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), a staffing registry, or a home care services agency as defined in section 1 of P.L.1947, c.262 (C.45:11-23). If a health care entity is part of a larger facility which includes facilities which are not licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), the portion of the facility which is not licensed shall not be regarded as a "health care entity" for the purposes of this section. "Managerial employee" means an employee who is exempt from the overtime requirements of the New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law, P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a et seq.), because the employee is an executive employee. "Successor health care entity employer" means any employer of eligible employees who owns, controls, or operates a health care entity where the eligible employees are employed after a change in control of the entity. g. The provisions of this section shall be deemed to be severable and if any subsection, paragraph, sentence or other portion of this section is for any reason held or declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or preempted by federal law, or the applicability of that portion to any person or facility is held invalid, the remainder of this section shall not thereby be deemed to be unconstitutional, preempted, or invalid. L.2022, c.101.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-28.2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-28.2
Powers of judges of compensation.
Status: in_force

1. If any employer, insurer, claimant, or counsel to the employer, insurer, or claimant, or other party to a claim for compensation, fails to comply with any order of a judge of compensation or with the requirements of any statute or regulation regarding workers' compensation, a judge of compensation may, in addition to any other remedies provided by law: a. Impose costs, simple interest on any moneys due, an additional assessment not to exceed 25% of moneys due for unreasonable payment delay, and reasonable legal fees, to enforce the order, statute or regulation; b. Impose additional fines and other penalties on parties or counsel in an amount not exceeding $5,000 for unreasonable delay, with the proceeds of the penalties paid into the Second Injury Fund; c. Close proofs, dismiss a claim or suppress a defense as to any party; d. Exclude evidence or witnesses; e. Hold a separate hearing on any issue of contempt and, upon a finding of contempt by the judge of compensation, the successful party or the judge of compensation may file a motion with the Superior Court for enforcement of those contempt proceedings; and f. Take other actions deemed appropriate by the judge of compensation with respect to the claim. L.2008, c.93, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-21.41 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.41
Annual appropriations, New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
Status: in_force

34. The Legislature shall annually appropriate to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority for deposit into the "Charter School and Renaissance School Project Facilities Loan Fund" such funds as are necessary for the implementation of sections 30 through 33 of P.L.2023, c.311 (C.34:1B-21.37 through 34:1B-21.40) until such time as the loan program becomes self-sustaining. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority may also utilize such other funds, including federal funds, as available, for deposit into the "Charter School and Renaissance School Project Facilities Loan Fund." L.2023, c.311, s.34.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6-130 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-130
Contract record
Status: in_force

Any person, by himself or by his agent, contracting for the manufacturing, altering, repairing, finishing or distributing in any place regulated by this article of any goods whatsoever, shall keep a register of the names and addresses plainly written in English of the persons to whom the article or goods are given, and the place where the articles are to be so manufactured, altered, repaired, finished or distributed. The register shall be subject to inspection on demand by the commissioner or factory inspectors or investigators, and a copy thereof shall be furnished at his or their request.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-15 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-15
Medical and hospital service.
Status: in_force

34:15-15. The employer shall furnish to the injured worker such medical, surgical and other treatment, and hospital service as shall be necessary to cure and relieve the worker of the effects of the injury and to restore the functions of the injured member or organ where such restoration is possible; provided, however, that the employer shall not be liable to furnish or pay for physicians' or surgeons' services in excess of $50.00 and in addition to furnish hospital service in excess of $50.00, unless the injured worker or the worker's physician who provides treatment, or any other person on the worker's behalf, shall file a petition with the Division of Workers' Compensation stating the need for physicians' or surgeons' services in excess of $50.00, as aforesaid, and such hospital service or appliances in excess of $50.00, as aforesaid, and the Division of Workers' Compensation after investigating the need of the same and giving the employer an opportunity to be heard, shall determine that such physicians' and surgeons' treatment and hospital services are or were necessary, and that the fees for the same are reasonable and shall make an order requiring the employer to pay for or furnish the same. The mere furnishing of medical treatment or the payment thereof by the employer shall not be construed to be an admission of liability. If the employer shall refuse or neglect to comply with the foregoing provisions of this section, the employee may secure such treatment and services as may be necessary and as may come within the terms of this section, and the employer shall be liable to pay therefor; provided, however, that the employer shall not be liable for any amount expended by the employee or by any third person on the employee's behalf for any such physicians' treatment and hospital services, unless such employee or any person on the employee's behalf shall have requested the employer to furnish the same and the employer shall have refused or neglected so to do, or unless the nature of the injury required such services, and the employer or the superintendent or foreman of the employer, having knowledge of such injury shall have neglected to provide the same, or unless the injury occurred under such conditions as make impossible the notification of the employer, or unless the circumstances are so peculiar as shall justify, in the opinion of the Division of Workers' Compensation, the expenditures assumed by the employee for such physicians' treatment and hospital services, apparatus and appliances. All fees and other charges for such physicians' and surgeons' treatment and hospital treatment shall be reasonable and based upon the usual fees and charges which prevail in the same community for similar physicians', surgeons' and hospital services. When an injured employee may be partially or wholly relieved of the effects of a permanent injury, by use of an artificial limb or other appliance, which phrase shall also include artificial teeth or glass eye, the Division of Workers' Compensation, acting under competent medical advice, is empowered to determine the character and nature of such limb or appliance, and to require the employer or the employer's insurance carrier to furnish the same. Fees for medical, surgical, other treatment, or hospital services that have been authorized by the employer or its carrier or its third party administrator or determined by the Division of Workers' Compensation to be the responsibility of the employer, its carrier or third party administrator, or have been paid by the employer, its carrier or third party administrator pursuant to the workers' compensation law, R.S.34:15-1 et seq., shall not be charged against or collectible from the injured worker. Exclusive jurisdiction for any disputed medical charge arising from any claim for compensation for a work-related injury or illness shall be vested in the division. The treatment of an injured worker or the payment of workers' compensation to an injured worker or dependent of an injured or deceased worker shall not be delayed because of a claim by a medical provider. No provider to the injured worker of medical, surgical, other treatment, or hospital service pursuant to the workers' compensation law, R.S.34:15-1 et seq., shall report any portion of their charges which are alleged to be unpaid, to any collection or credit reporting agency, bureau, or data collection facility until: (1) a judge of compensation within the Division of Workers' Compensation has fully adjudicated the rights and liabilities of all parties, including the rights of the claimant for payments pursuant to this section, section 1 of P.L.1953, c.207 (C.34:15-15.1), and section 1 of P.L.1966, c.115 (C.34:15-15.2), regarding the payment of these charges; or (2) a notice of a stipulation settlement or an order approving settlement regarding the payment of these charges has been filed with the court. Upon a finding that non-compliance with this paragraph has occurred, a judge of compensation, in summary fashion, and in addition to such other provisions under the workers' compensation law, R.S.34:15-1 et seq., may: a. order the non-compliant provider to retract the medical, surgical, other treatment, or hospital service charges reported to the collection or credit reporting agency, bureau, or data collection facility; b. impose a fine on the non-compliant provider, not to exceed $5,000, payable to the Second Injury Fund; c. order the non-compliant provider to paya reasonable counsel fee in connection with a claimant for payments who has suffered damage to credit rating due to the reporting of unpaid medical, surgical, other treatment, or hospital service charges to a collection or credit reporting agency, bureau, or data collection facility; d. order the non-compliant provider to take such steps as are necessary, within 30 days of the order, to rehabilitate the credit record of a claimant, with a showing made to the court of the efforts made in that regard; and e. order the non-compliant provider to pay an award of damages to the claimant not to exceed 25 percent of the medical, surgical, other treatment, or hospital service charges reported by the non-compliant provider to the collection or credit reporting agency, bureau, or data collection facility, the minimum award being $350.00. amended 1979, c.283, s.7; 2012, c.67; 2019, c.416, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.57 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-21.57
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: a. "Professional employment" means employment for pay as an actor or performer in a theatrical production. b. "Theatrical production" means and includes stage, motion picture and television performances and rehearsals therefor. c. "Prohibited performance" means and includes appearances as a rope or wire walker or rider, gymnast, wrestler, boxer, contortionist, acrobat, rider of a horse or other animal unless the minor is trained to safely ride such horse or animal, or rider of any vehicle other than that generally used by a minor of the same age, or appearance in any illegal, indecent, or immoral exhibition, practice, or theatrical production or in any practice, exhibition, or theatrical production dangerous to the life, limb, health or morals of a minor, or appearance or exhibition of a minor with a physical or mental disability. L.1962, c.91, s.1; amended 1981, c.147, s.1; 1981, c.331, s.4; 2017, c.131, s.132.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-21.40 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.40
"Charter School and Renaissance School Project Facilities Loan Fund" established, maintained, non-lapsing, revolving fund.
Status: in_force

33. a. The authority shall establish and maintain the "Charter School and Renaissance School Project Facilities Loan Fund," which shall be a non-lapsing, revolving fund that shall serve as the repository of all monies used to support the loan program. b. All loans provided under section 32 of P.L.2023, c.311 (C.34:1B-21.39) shall be issued from monies held in the loan fund. All monies received by the authority from the repayment of loans and the interest thereon shall be deposited into the loan fund. L.2023, c.311, s.33.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-325 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-325
Eligibility, incentive award, redevelopment project.
Status: in_force

57. a. Prior to March 1, 2029, a developer shall be eligible to receive an incentive award for a redevelopment project only if the developer demonstrates to the authority at the time of application that: (1) without the incentive award, the redevelopment project is not economically feasible; (2) a project financing gap exists, or the authority determines that the redevelopment project will generate a below market rate of return; (3) the redevelopment project, except a film studio, professional stage, television studio, recording studio, screening room, or other infrastructure used for film production or a special mission nonprofit project, is located in the incentive area; (4) except for demolition and site remediation activities, the developer has not commenced any construction at the site of the redevelopment project prior to submitting an application, unless the authority determines that the redevelopment project would not be completed otherwise or, in the event the redevelopment project is to be undertaken in phases, the requested incentive award is limited to only phases for which construction has not yet commenced; (5) the redevelopment project shall comply with minimum environmental and sustainability standards; (6) the redevelopment project shall comply with the authority's affirmative action requirements, adopted pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1979, c.303 (C.34:1B-5.4); (7) (a) during the eligibility period, each worker employed to perform construction work at the redevelopment project shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage rate for the worker's craft or trade, as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) and P.L.2005, c.379 (C.34:11-56.58 et seq.); (b) during the eligibility period, each worker employed to perform building services work at the redevelopment project, whether pursuant to contract by the developer or a commercial tenant, commercial subtenant, or other commercial occupant, shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage rate for the worker's craft or trade, as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) and P.L.2005, c.379 (C.34:11-56.58 et seq.), except that this requirement shall not apply to workers employed to perform building services work by a commercial tenant, commercial subtenant, or other commercial occupant that has a leasehold interest or other occupancy right in a redevelopment project, which leasehold interest or other occupancy right encompasses less than 5,000 square feet of space within the project. The developer shall include in all commercial leases or other commercial occupancy agreements, and shall require that all subleases or other commercial occupancy agreements applicable to the redevelopment project include, a provision setting forth the requirements of this subparagraph, which provision shall be in a form acceptable to the authority. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, if a commercial tenant, commercial subtenant, or other commercial occupant violates this provision due to the underpayment of the required prevailing wage rate, then the issuance of tax credits to the developer and any co-applicant shall be delayed until such time as documentation demonstrating compliance has been provided to the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, subsequently reviewed and approved by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, and verified by the authority, which reviews and verification shall be completed. If a violation is not cured, or is not capable of being cured, within one year of receipt of notice of the violation, then the developer and any co-applicant shall forfeit 50 percent of the tax credits otherwise authorized for the tax period in which the notice of violation was issued. If the violation is not cured on or before the conclusion of that tax period, the developer and any co-applicant shall forfeit up to 100 percent of the tax credits otherwise authorized, as determined by the authority, in each subsequent tax period until the first tax period for which documentation demonstrating compliance has been provided to the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, subsequently reviewed and approved by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, and verified by the authority, which reviews and verifications shall be completed. In this event, the developer and any co-applicant shall be allowed the full tax credit amount beginning in the tax period in which documentation of compliance was reviewed and approved by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development and verified by the authority, including each subsequent tax period in which the tax credits are otherwise authorized. The requirement of this subparagraph shall not apply to the residential tenants or residential subtenants of a redevelopment project; (c) in the event a redevelopment project, or any portion thereof, is undertaken by a tenant pursuant to a contract and the tenant has a leasehold of more than 55 percent of space in the building owned or controlled by the developer, the requirement that each worker employed to perform building service work at the building be paid not less than the prevailing wage shall apply to the entire building, except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (b) of this paragraph for commercial tenants, commercial subtenants, or other commercial occupants with a leasehold interest or other occupancy right encompassing less than 5,000 square feet. The requirement of this subparagraph shall not apply to the residential tenants or residential subtenants of a redevelopment project; (8) (a) the redevelopment project shall be completed, and the developer shall be issued a certificate of occupancy for the redevelopment project facilities by the applicable enforcing agency, within four years of executing the incentive award agreement, or in the case of a redevelopment project with a project cost in excess of $50,000,000, the incentive phase agreement corresponding to the redevelopment project; or (b) in the discretion of the authority, a redevelopment project with a project cost in excess of $50,000,000, and that is authorized to be completed in phases, may be allowed no more than six years from the date on which the incentive award agreement is executed to be issued a certificate of occupancy by the applicable enforcement agency; (9) the developer has complied with all requirements for filing tax and information returns and for paying or remitting required State taxes and fees by submitting, as a part of the application, a tax clearance certificate, as described in section 1 of P.L.2007, c.101 (C.54:50-39); and (10) the developer is not more than 24 months in arrears at the time of application. b. In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection a. of this section, for a commercial project to qualify for an incentive award, the developer shall demonstrate that the developer shall contribute capital of at least 20 percent of the total project cost, or at least $30,000,000 for an institutional project, whichever is greater, except that if a redevelopment project is located in a government-restricted municipality, the developer shall contribute capital of at least 10 percent of the total project cost. c. In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection a. of this section, for a residential project or a commercial project comprised solely of a health care or health service center to qualify for an incentive award, the residential project or health care or health service center shall: (1) have a total project cost of at least $17,500,000 if the project is located in a municipality with a population greater than 200,000 according to the latest federal decennial census; (2) have a total project cost of at least $10,000,000 if the project is located in a municipality with a population less than 200,000 according to the latest federal decennial census; or (3) have a total project cost of at least $5,000,000 if the project is in a qualified incentive tract or government-restricted municipality. d. In addition to the requirements set forth in subsections a. and c. of this section, for a residential project consisting of newly constructed residential units to qualify for an incentive award, the developer shall reserve at least 20 percent of the residential units constructed for occupancy by low- and moderate-income households with affordability controls as adopted by the authority, in consultation with the agency, in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 56 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-324), except that a residential project receiving a federal historic rehabilitation tax credit pursuant to section 47 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. s.47, or a tax credit pursuant to the "Historic Property Reinvestment Act," sections 2 through 8 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-270 through 34:1B-276), shall be exempt from the affordability controls related to bedroom distribution. e. Prior to the board considering an application submitted by a developer, the authority shall confirm with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Department of the Treasury whether the developer is in substantial good standing with the respective department or has entered into an agreement with the respective department that includes a practical corrective action plan for the developer. The developer shall certify that any contractors or subcontractors that will perform work at the redevelopment project: (1) are registered as required by "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act," P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.); (2) have not been debarred by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development from engaging in or bidding on Public Works Contracts in the State; and (3) possess a tax clearance certificate issued by the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury. The authority may also contract with an independent third party to perform a background check on the developer. f. Beginning on the fourth year of the eligibility period for a commercial project, and through the conclusion of the eligibility period, if the average occupancy rate of the commercial project is less than 60 percent during any applicable tax period, the developer and co-applicant shall forfeit all credits otherwise allowed for the tax period and for each subsequent tax period until the authority verifies documentation, submitted by the developer or co-applicant, demonstrating that the average occupancy rate has reached or surpassed 60 percent for the tax period. The full amount of credit shall be allowed to a developer and any co-applicant for the tax period in which the average occupancy rate reaches or surpasses 60 percent. Occupancy for the tax period shall be determined by the average of the monthly occupancy for the applicable tax period. The occupancy requirement in this subsection shall not apply to residential projects. L.2020, c.156, s.57; amended 2021, c.160, s.23; 2023, c.98, s.3; 2025, c.2, s.3; 2025, c.313, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-89.1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-89.1
Notification to mutual associations, stock companies of requirements of employer ID numbers.
Status: in_force

2. a. On or before March 1, 1996 and thereafter, the Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau shall notify all mutual associations and stock companies authorized to write workers' compensation or employer's liability insurance on risks located in this State of the requirements of subsections b. and c. of this section. b. On and after July 1, 1996, all mutual associations and stock companies authorized to write workers' compensation or employer's liability policies on risks located in this State shall, upon application for new policies or renewal of any existing policies, require submission of the employer identification number as assigned by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to the provisions of the "unemployment compensation law," R.S.43:21-1 et seq., by each employer and shall maintain the identification number in their records and shall include the identification number on policies of insurance to be filed with the Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau. If the employer has been exempted from or is otherwise not subject to the provisions of the "unemployment compensation law," the mutual association or stock company writing workers' compensation insurance or employer's liability insurance coverage on risks of that employer shall, in a form and manner prescribed by the division, assign an identification number to that employer. If an employer fails or refuses to comply with the reporting requirements of this subsection, the mutual association or stock company shall immediately notify the Division of Workers' Compensation of such failure or refusal. Failure or refusal without reasonable cause shall result in the assessment of a penalty of up to $1,000 for each failure or refusal which shall be enforceable on a petition filed by the "uninsured employer's fund" in a summary proceeding before a judge of compensation upon notice to the employer and the proceeds of which shall be paid into the "uninsured employer's fund." Likewise, if a mutual association or stock company fails or refuses without reasonable cause to comply with the reporting requirements of this subsection and its insured employer has complied with those reporting requirements, a penalty of up to $1,000 for each such failure or refusal shall be enforceable on a petition filed by the "uninsured employer's fund" in a summary proceeding before a judge of compensation upon notice to the mutual association or stock company and any proceeds of the penalty shall be paid into the "uninsured employer's fund." c. On and after July 1, 1996 the Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau shall record and maintain the employer identification numbers received from mutual associations and stock companies pursuant to subsection b. of this section. The bureau shall, upon request of the Division of Workers' Compensation, provide to the division information, in a form and manner as prescribed by the division, with respect to the workers' compensation or employer's liability insurance coverage status of employers in this State, including the employer identification numbers. d. On or before March 1, 1996 the Department of Banking and Insurance shall provide to the Division of Workers' Compensation a complete list of all employers engaged in business in this State who have been authorized, pursuant to the provisions of R.S.34:15-77 et seq., to self-insure for the payment of compensation. After that date, the department shall continue to provide notification to the division, in a form and manner as prescribed by the division, of any newly approved self-insured employer or the rescission of the authority for any previously approved employer to self-insure. On or before July 1, 2008 and thereafter, as may be requested by the division and in a form and manner as prescribed by the division, the Department of Banking and Insurance shall provide to the division a complete list of all mutual associations and stock companies authorized to write workers' compensation or employer's liability insurance coverage on risks in the State. L.1995, c.393, s.2; amended 2008, c.94, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11A-9 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11A / Section 11A-9
Insolvency
Status: in_force

If a construction employer files for insolvency or makes an assignment of rights pursuant to the laws of this State, any delinquent fringe benefits shall be entitled to the same priority as delinquent wages in such proceedings. L. 1987, c. 150, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-60 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-60
Subdivisions of employment bureau
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to establish such subdivisions of the bureau of employment as he may deem advisable for the following purposes: To bring together employers seeking employees and working people seeking employment; To supply information as to opportunities for securing employment in this state and the character of the work to be performed; To supply such information as may enable persons to secure industrial and agricultural training and employment; To investigate the extent and causes of unemployment in the state and as far as possible suggest remedies therefor; To adopt the most efficient means to avoid unemployment; To provide employment and to prevent distress from involuntary idleness; To keep a record of all labor disturbances and strikes.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-46 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-46
Employer entering into subcontract agreement, terms, conditions.
Status: in_force

3. No employer shall enter into a subcontracting agreement which affects the employment of any employees in a collective bargaining unit represented by a majority representative during the term that an existing collective bargaining agreement with the majority representative is in effect. No employer shall enter into a subcontracting agreement for a period following the term of the current collective bargaining agreement unless the employer: a. Provides written notice to the majority representative of employees in each collective bargaining unit which may be affected by the subcontracting agreement and to the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, not less than 90 days before the employer requests bids, or solicits contractual proposals for the subcontracting agreement; and b. Has offered the majority representative of the employees in each collective bargaining unit which may be affected by the subcontracting agreement the opportunity to meet and consult with the employer to discuss the decision to subcontract, and the opportunity to engage in negotiations over the impact of the subcontracting. The employer's duty to negotiate with the majority representative of the employees in each collective bargaining unit shall not preclude the employer's right to subcontract should no successor agreement exist. L.2020, c.79, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-146 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-146
Inapplicability of act.
Status: in_force

4. This act shall not apply to any provider that: a. submits less than 25 medical bills per month to employers, workers' compensation insurance carriers, or the workers' compensation third-party administrators; b. furnishes services only outside of the United States; c. experiences a disruption in electricity and communication connections that are beyond its control; or d. demonstrates that a specific and unusual circumstance exists that precludes submission of electronic bills. The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development may enumerate or provide examples of unusual circumstances that may preclude electronic submission. L.2016, c.64, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-258 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-258
Transformative Headquarters Economic Assistance Program.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Transformative Headquarters Economic Assistance Program is hereby established as a program under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and shall be administered by the authority. The purpose of the program shall be to encourage economic development and job creation in New Jersey by providing tax credits to a business establishing a transformative corporate headquarters in this State, at which at least 30,000 new full-time jobs will be created and at least $3,000,000,000 in capital investment will be made. To implement this purpose, the program may provide tax credits claimed by an eligible business for an eligibility period not to exceed 10 years per project phase. b. To be eligible for any tax credits pursuant to P.L.2017, c.282 (C.34:1B-256 et seq.), a business's chief executive officer or equivalent officer shall demonstrate to the authority, at the time of application, that: (1) the business, expressly including its landlord or seller, will make, acquire, or lease a capital investment equal to, or greater than, $3,000,000,000 at a transformative corporate headquarters at which it intends to create new full-time jobs in an amount equal to or greater than 30,000; (2) the transformative corporate headquarters shall be constructed in accordance with the minimum environmental and sustainability standards as determined by the authority; (3) (a) the capital investment resultant from the award of tax credits and the resultant creation of full-time jobs will yield a net positive benefit to the State equaling at least 115 percent of the requested tax credit allocation amount where the net positive benefit determination shall be calculated for each phase and based on the benefits generated during a period of up to 50 years following completion of each phase of the transformative corporate headquarters, as determined by the authority, and shall equal at least 115 percent of the requested tax credit allocation amount; (b) an individual phase may generate a net benefit of less than 115 percent of the tax credit allocation amount, provided that the total of all phases calculated up to that point, including the current phase, is at least 115 percent; and (c) the calculation of future phases of the headquarters shall not be used to claim a net positive benefit to the State equaling at least 115 percent of the requested tax credit allocation amount towards the calculation of the current phase; and (4) the award of tax credits will be a material factor in the business's decision to create at least 30,000 new full-time jobs at the headquarters for eligibility under the program. c. The minimum capital investment required to be eligible under the program shall be $120 per square foot of gross leasable area for construction of a transformative corporate headquarters. d. To assist the authority in determining whether a proposed capital investment will yield a net positive benefit, the business's chief executive officer, or equivalent officer, shall submit a certification to the authority indicating: (1) that any projected creation of new full-time jobs at a transformative corporate headquarters would not occur but for the provision of tax credits under the program; and (2) that the business's chief executive officer, or equivalent officer, has reviewed the information submitted to the authority and that the representations contained therein are accurate, provided however, that in satisfaction of the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection b. of this section, the certification shall indicate that the provision of tax credits under the program is a material factor in the business decision to create the minimum number of new full-time jobs set forth in the business's application and make a minimum amount of capital investment of $3,000,000,000 at a transformative corporate headquarters. In the event that this certification by the business's chief executive officer, or equivalent officer, is found to be willfully false, the authority may revoke any award of tax credits in their entirety, which revocation shall be in addition to any other criminal or civil penalties that the business and the officer may be subject to. L.2017, c.282, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:19-9 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-9
Definitions relative to employer communications on religious, political matters to employees.
Status: in_force

1. For the purposes of P.L.2006, c.53 (C.34:19-9 et seq.): "Employer" means a person engaged in business who has employees, including the State and any political subdivision or other instrumentality of the State. "Employee" means any person engaged in service to an employer for wages, salary, or other compensation. "Political matters" means matters which relate to an electioneering communication as defined in section 3 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-3) and the employee’s decision to join or support any political party or political, civic, community, fraternal, or labor organization or association. L.2006, c.53, s.1; amended 2025, c.138, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-177 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-177
Preparation of report to Governor, Legislature
Status: in_force

3. The authority shall prepare a report within two years following the effective date of this act, and not less than every third year thereafter, which shall include, but not be limited to: a description of the demand for the sessions from veterans in this State, the efforts made by the authority to promote the sessions; an assessment of the effectiveness of the informational sessions in meeting the goals of this act; and any recommendations for legislation to improve the effectiveness of the sessions. The authority shall submit its reports to the Governor and the Legislature. L.1999,c.276, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-69.6 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-69.6
"Deaf" defined
Status: in_force

The term "deaf" , for purposes of the Division of the Deaf and as used in this act, means those persons in whom the sense of hearing is nonfunctional for ordinary purposes of life and includes two distinct classes based on the time of the loss of hearing; a. the congenitally deaf, those who were born deaf and, b. the adventitiously deaf, those who were born with normal hearing but in whom the sense of hearing becomes nonfunctional through illness, accident, etc. In clinical terms deaf means a hearing loss above 25 db ISO in the 500-2,000 frequency Hz range unaided in the better ear, and so designated by a certified audiologist. L.1941, c. 197, p. 587, s. 6. Amended by L.1977, c. 166, s. 7, eff. July 31, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-59 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-59
Docket; records
Status: in_force

The secretary of the bureau shall keep a docket in which shall be entered the title of each cause, the date of the determination thereof, the date of appeal, if any, and the date on which the record in case of appeal was transmitted to the appellant. The secretary shall also file the record of each case left with him by the official conducting the hearing, and shall keep a card index of such record in such manner as to afford ready reference thereto. Such records shall be open to the inspection of the public.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-79 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-79
Penalties for failure to carry insurance.
Status: in_force

34:15-79. a. An employer who fails to provide the protection prescribed in this article, who misrepresents one or more employees as independent contractors, or who provides false, incomplete or misleading information concerning the number of employees , shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense and, if the failure, misrepresentation or provision of false, incomplete or misleading information is knowing, shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree, and shall be subject to a stop-work order issued by the Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation pursuant to subsection e. of this section. In cases where a workers' compensation award in the Division of Workers' Compensation of New Jersey against the defendant is not paid at the time of the sentence, the court may suspend sentence upon that defendant and place him on probation for any period with an order to pay the delinquent compensation award to the claimant through the probation office of the county. Where the employer is a corporation, any officer who is actively engaged in the corporate business, including, but not limited to, the president, vice-president, secretary, and the treasurer thereof shall be liable for failure to secure the protection prescribed by this article. Any contractor placing work with a subcontractor shall, in the event of the subcontractor's failing to carry workers' compensation insurance as required by this article, become liable for any compensation which may be due an employee or the dependents of a deceased employee of a subcontractor. The contractor shall then have a right of action against the subcontractor for reimbursement. b. A rebuttable presumption that an employer has established a successor firm, corporation or partnership shall arise if the two share at least three of the following capacities or characteristics: (1) perform similar work; (2) occupy the same premises; (3) have the same telephone or fax number; (4) have the same email address or Internet website; (5) perform work in the same geographical area; (6) employ substantially the same work force; (7) utilize the same tools and equipment; (8) employ or engage the services of any person or persons involved in the direction or control of the other; or (9) list substantially the same work experience. If it is determined that an employer has established a successor firm, corporation or partnership, the "uninsured employer's fund" shall have a subrogation right against the successor firm, corporation or partnership for any benefits paid pursuant to R.S.34:15-1 et seq. by the "uninsured employer's fund," the injured worker may seek benefits not otherwise paid or payable by the "uninsured employer's fund" from the successor firm, corporation or partnership, and the successor firm, corporation or partnership shall have all of the same responsibilities regarding workers' compensation required pursuant to R.S.34:15-1 et seq. as the original employer. c. Failure to produce at the time of the trial or upon written request by the division proof of workers' compensation insurance coverage by a mutual association or stock company authorized to write coverage on such risks in this State or written authorization by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance to self-insure for workers' compensation pursuant to R.S.34:15-77, which was in force for the time cited by the division, creates a rebuttable presumption that the employer was uninsured when charged with a violation of this section. d. The Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, or any officer or employee of the division designated by the director, upon finding that an employer has failed for a period of not less than 10 consecutive days to make the provisions for payment of compensation required by R.S.34:15-71 and R.S.34:15-72, shall impose upon that employer, in addition to all other penalties, fines or assessments provided for in chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes or in any supplement thereto, a penalty in the amount of up to $5,000 and when the period exceeds 10 days, an additional penalty of up to $5,000 for each period of 10 days thereafter. All penalties under this act shall be enforced and collected in accordance with section 12 of P.L.1966, c.126 (C.34:15-120.3). Failure or refusal to comply with a stop work order issued by the Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation pursuant to subsection e. of this section shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, result in the assessment of a penalty of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000 for each day found not to be in compliance. All penalties collected under this section shall be paid into the "uninsured employer's fund." e. If the Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation determines, after investigation, that an employer knowingly failed to provide the protection prescribed in this article, knowingly misrepresented one or more employees as independent contractors, or knowingly provided false, incomplete or misleading information concerning the number of employees , the director shall issue, not later than 72 hours after making the determination, a stop-work order requiring the cessation of all business operations of that employer at every site at which the violation occurred. The order shall take effect when served upon the employer, or, for a particular employer worksite, when served at that worksite. The order shall remain in effect until the director issues an order releasing the stop-work order upon finding that the employer has come into compliance with the requirements of this section and has paid any penalty assessed under this section. A stop-work order issued pursuant to this section against an employer shall apply against any successor firm, corporation or partnership of the employer in the same manner that it applies to the employer. An employer who is subject to a stop-work order shall have the right to apply to the director, not more than 10 days after the order is issued, for a hearing to contest whether the employer committed the violation on which the order was based, and the hearing shall be afforded and a decision rendered within 48 hours of the application. f. The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section. Amended 1938, c.130; 1966, c.126, s.8; 1988, c.25, s.13; 1995, c.393, s.1; 2008, c.94, s.1; 2009, c.87.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-51 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-51
New Jersey Tourism Policy Council.
Status: in_force

7. a. There is created in the division the New Jersey Tourism Policy Council which shall consist of 23 members: (1) Two members of the Senate, who shall serve as ex officio, non-voting members to be appointed by the President thereof, not more than one of whom shall be of the same political party, and two members of the General Assembly, who shall serve as ex officio, non-voting members to be appointed by the Speaker thereof, not more than one of whom shall be of the same political party; (2) Nine public members, who shall be residents of this State, not more than five of whom shall be of the same political party, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall include persons who by experience or training represent the areas of the tourist industry as follows: One representative of the lodging sector; One representative of the food service sector; One representative of the eco-tourism sector; One representative of the cultural arts sector; One representative of the convention and visitor bureaus or tour/receptive services sectors; One representative of the entertainment or amusement sector; One representative of the outdoor recreation sector; One representative of the historical community; and One representative of a Statewide travel and tourism association representing the various sectors of the tourism industry; (3) The Secretary of State, who shall serve ex officio as a voting member and chair of the council; (4) Six elected local officials, not more than three of whom shall be of the same political party, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, and of whom one shall be a resident of Cape May or Cumberland County, one shall be a resident of Atlantic County, one shall be a resident of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer or Salem County, one shall be a resident of Monmouth or Ocean County, one shall be a resident of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Passaic or Union County, and one shall be a resident of Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex or Warren County; and (5) The executive directors of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, and the Atlantic City Convention Center Authority, or their designees, all of whom shall serve ex officio and as voting members.
b. (1) The public members of the council shall be appointed to three-year terms, except that public members initially appointed on or after the effective date of P.L.2005, c.378, representing the lodging, food service, and eco-tourism sectors shall be appointed to a two-year term, and public members representing the cultural arts and outdoor recreation sectors and the historical community shall be appointed to a one-year term. Public members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term only. (2) The term of appointment, as a member of the council, of an elected local official appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection a. of this section shall be the same as the term of office, as an elected local official, that the person is serving at the time of such appointment. In the event that a member of the council appointed pursuant to that paragraph no longer serves as an elected local official, the term of appointment for that member shall cease and the Governor may, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint a replacement to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. In the case of a person who, at the time of such appointment, serves as an elected local official in two different offices, the term of the person's appointment to the council shall be measured by the longer of the terms as an elected local official. Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the reappointment as an elected local official member of the council of a person whose term of office as such elected local official has expired, but who has been reelected to succeed himself in the same local office. c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1991, c.280). d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1991, c.280). e. The members of the council shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members. f. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1991, c.280). g. The council shall meet at the call of the chair and not less than once every month. h. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the New Jersey Tourism Advisory Council, the same shall mean and refer to the New Jersey Tourism Policy Council in the Division of Travel and Tourism. L.1977, c.225, s.7; amended 1991, c.280, ss.2,3; 1997, c.10; 2001, c.255; 2005, c.378, s.4; 2007, c.253, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:17-3 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-3
Certificate; signing; acknowledging; recording and filing
Status: in_force

Such certificate shall be signed by the persons originally associating themselves together, shall be proved or acknowledged by at least seven of them before an officer qualified to take acknowledgments of deeds of real estate, and after being approved by the commissioner of labor, shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of the county where the principal office or place of business of the society shall be located and a copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the commissioner of labor. Thereupon the persons so associating shall be deemed to be a body corporate with all the powers incident thereto.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-21.39 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.39
"Charter School and Renaissance School Project Facilities Loan Program" established.
Status: in_force

32. a. The authority shall establish and administer a loan program to be known as the "Charter School and Renaissance School Project Facilities Loan Program" to provide eligible borrowers with a loan, including, but not limited to, subordinate loans, to undertake or facilitate school facilities projects for non-profit charter schools and non-profit renaissance school projects located in an SDA district. b. (1) The authority, in consultation with the department, shall annually review the applications for school facilities projects submitted pursuant to subsection c. of this section and may approve applications for loans on a quarterly basis. The authority, in consultation with the department, shall consider the critical need of a school facilities project in making a determination on a submitted application. At a minimum, the criteria and methodology for determining critical need shall prioritize, in order from highest to lowest priority: (a) school facilities projects that address critical operational building needs related to health and safety issues and program mandates, which projects shall include, in order from highest to lowest priority: (i) essential building systems upgrades, including finishing work and the repair or replacement of structural, mechanical, heating and cooling, electrical, and plumbing systems; (ii) building skin, including the repair or replacement of roofs, windows, and masonry; (iii) improvements or other modifications and alterations needed to address appropriate building code issues; (iv) upgrades required for a school facility to meet the standards of the "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990" (42 U.S.C. s.12101 et seq.); (v) hazardous material abatement and required refinishing work, which hazardous material may include radon, lead, and asbestos; (vi) security and communication systems upgrades; (vii) technology infrastructure upgrades, which shall not include technology equipment with a useful life of less than five years; and (viii) site drainage related to the remediation of an existing issue and not in conjunction with new construction; (b) new construction projects of a charter school or renaissance school project offering programs within grade levels permitted by the school's charter and within the municipality in which the charter school or renaissance school project's charter has permitted them to operate; and (c) major renovation and rehabilitation projects, including projects that seek to expand the capacity of a charter school or renaissance school project facility used for educational purposes of a charter school or renaissance school project that operates grade levels permitted within the school's charter and within the municipality in which the charter school or renaissance school project's charter has permitted them to operate. (2) In the event that a school facilities project for which an eligible borrower is seeking a loan pursuant to this section is requested for a leased facility in which the charter school or renaissance school project is the sole lessee, the eligible borrower shall submit the lease agreement or lease agreement addendum as part of the application. The lease agreement or lease agreement addendum shall demonstrate that the lessor of the facility is a non-profit entity or government agency and that the term of the lease is no less than 10 years, inclusive of all lease renewal options. An eligible borrower shall not receive a loan pursuant to this section in the event that the school facilities project for which the eligible borrower is seeking funds is requested for a leased facility in which the lessor is a for-profit entity. (3) In the event that a school facilities project for which an eligible borrower is seeking a loan pursuant to this section is requested for a leased facility in which the charter school or renaissance school project is not the only lessee, the eligible borrower shall not seek a loan for any costs related to the improvement, alteration, modernization, renovation, reconstruction, maintenance, or capital maintenance of all or any part of the shared spaces of the facility, which shared spaces shall include elevators, stairs, roofs, and common areas. c. An eligible borrower seeking a loan for a school facilities project pursuant to the provisions of this section shall apply to the authority and department in a form and manner prescribed by the authority in consultation with the department. In the case of a charter school or renaissance school project established after the effective date of P.L.2023, c.311 (C.18A:7G-5b et al.), the authority shall not approve a loan for a school facilities project until after the charter school's first renewal pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1995, c.426 (C.18A:36A-17) or after the renaissance school project's first renewal under section 10 of P.L.2011, c.176 (C.18A:36C-10) or of a charter school or renaissance school project placed on probationary status by the Commissioner of Education. In addition to any other information the authority and department deem appropriate, the application shall require the eligible borrower to submit a detailed plan of the anticipated use of loan proceeds, full project costs, and all sources of funding. d. (1) The authority and department may approve applications for loans on a quarterly basis, subject to the availability of funds in the loan fund established pursuant to section 33 of P.L.2023, c.311 (C.34:1B-21.40). Upon approval of the application, the authority shall provide loans with an interest rate that is equal to the lower of one-half of the Triple A Bond Rate available on the date of loan approval or 1.75 percent to eligible borrowers seeking to undertake school facilities projects for charter schools and renaissance school projects located in SDA districts. The terms of the loan and the repayment schedule shall be established by the authority. (2) All loan repayments, and interest thereon, shall be deposited by the authority in the loan fund established pursuant to section 33 of P.L.2023, c.311 (C.34:1B-21.40), for use in the manner provided for in this section. e. (1) The authority shall require, as a condition of a loan for a school facilities project pursuant to the provisions of sections 30 through 34 of P.L.2023, c.311 (C.34:1B-21.37 through 34:1B-21.41) on a school facility owned by the charter school or renaissance school project, that, notwithstanding the provisions of section 7 of P.L.2013, c.149 (C.18A:36C-16) or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, in the event the authorization to operate a charter school is revoked, not renewed, or surrendered or the authorization to operate a renaissance school project is terminated or expires for any reason, and no substitute or replacement owner or operator for that charter school or renaissance school project has been approved prior to the date that the operations of the charter school or renaissance school project cease, the title to the charter school or renaissance school project shall revert to another eligible borrower or the Department of the Treasury, except as provided pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, for consideration in an amount calculated as follows: (a) if the principal and interest due on any outstanding debt used to finance a school facilities project pursuant to the provisions of sections 30 through 34 of P.L.2023, c.311 (C.34:1B-21.37 through 34:1B-21.41) of a charter school or renaissance school project is equal to or greater than the fair market value of the charter school or renaissance school project, as determined by a certified appraiser agreed to by the board of education of the district in which the charter school or renaissance school project is located and the owner of the charter school or renaissance school project, an eligible borrower or the Department of the Treasury shall assume any outstanding debt used to finance the school facilities project of the charter school or renaissance school project, and thereafter an eligible borrower or the State shall be legally obligated for the payment thereof; or (b) if the fair market value of the charter school or renaissance school project is greater than the amount of the principal and interest due on the outstanding debt used to finance a school facilities project pursuant to the provisions of sections 30 through 34 of P.L.2023, c.311 (C.34:1B-21.37 through 34:1B-21.41) of a charter school or renaissance school project, the State shall pay to the owner of the charter school or renaissance school project the fair market value of the charter school or renaissance project, provided that, to the extent that any debt used to finance the school facilities project pursuant to the provisions of sections 30 through 34 of P.L.2023, c.311 (C.34:1B-21.37 through 34:1B-21.41) of a charter school or renaissance school project is then outstanding, the owner of the charter school or renaissance school project shall utilize the funds received from the State pursuant to this subparagraph to retire the outstanding debt. If the school district in which the charter school or renaissance school project is located does not exercise its right of first refusal established pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Department of the Treasury may sell the property to another charter school or renaissance school project or another eligible borrower. (2) The authority shall require as a condition of a loan for a school facilities project pursuant to the provisions of sections 30 through 34 of P.L.2023, c.311 (C.34:1B-21.37 through 34:1B-21.41) on a school facility owned by the charter school or renaissance school project that, notwithstanding the provisions of section 7 of P.L.2013, c.149 (C.18A:36C-16) or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, in the event the authorization to operate a charter school is revoked, not renewed, or surrendered or the authorization to operate a renaissance school project is terminated or expired for any reason, and no substitute or replacement owner or operator for that charter school or renaissance school project has been approved prior to the date that the operations of the charter school or renaissance school project cease, the board of education of the district in which the charter school or renaissance school project is located shall have the right of first refusal of the title to the charter school or renaissance school project school facility. If the title transfers to the board of education, the State shall assume, pursuant to subparagraph (a) of paragraph (1) of this subsection, or pay, any outstanding debt used to finance a school facilities project of the charter school or renaissance school project pursuant to the provisions of sections 30 through 34 of P.L.2023, c.311 (C.34:1B-21.37 through 34:1B-21.41). f. The authority, in consultation with the department, shall promulgate within 12 months following the date of enactment of P.L.2023, c.311 (C.18A:7G-5b et al.), pursuant to the "Administrative Procedures Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this section, which rules and regulations shall at a minimum establish: (1) the process for review and approval of charter school and renaissance school project school facilities projects; and (2) the process for the reversion to the board of education of the district in which the charter school or renaissance school project is located, an eligible borrower, or the State of a school facilities project pursuant to subsection e. of this section, which shall be consistent with the requirements of section 7 of P.L.2013, c.149 (C.18A:36C-16). g. Not less than the prevailing wage rate determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) shall be paid to workers employed in the performance of construction contracts in connection with any charter school or renaissance school project school facilities project undertaken pursuant to sections 30 through 34 of P.L.2023, c.311 (C.34:1B-21.37 through 34:1B-21.41). h. The authority shall not approve a second or subsequent loan pursuant to the provisions of the loan program to an eligible borrower who is in arrears or default of a prior loan issued pursuant to the provisions of the loan program. i. In the event that the aggregate amount of a loan provided pursuant to this section exceeds $5,000,000 for a school facilities project approved pursuant to the provisions of sections 30 through 34 of P.L.2023, c.311 (C.34:1B-21.37 through 34:1B-21.41), the authority shall require as a condition of the loan that the school facilities project be subject to the provisions of a project labor agreement. L.2023, c.311, s.32.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-236 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-236
Authorization, procedure for transfers.
Status: in_force

30. All transfers directed by this act shall take place in accordance with the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.), except as provided in this act. L.2008, c.27, s.30.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-215 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-215
Division of Business Assistance, Marketing, and International Trade established.
Status: in_force

6. a. In order to improve efficiency, achieve savings, and enhance the productivity of the State's interaction with the private sector, there is hereby established in the New Jersey Economic Development Authority the Division of Business Assistance, Marketing, and International Trade. To preserve the independence of the financing functions of the authority, notwithstanding this allocation, the division shall maintain a budget separate from the authority which shall be funded through annual appropriation by the Legislature from the General Fund. b. The division shall be under the supervision of a director, appointed by the Governor, who shall be employed by and report to the Executive Director of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. The director shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work of the division. c. The functions, powers, and duties of the board of directors of the New Jersey Commerce Commission are continued and are transferred to the authority board except as otherwise provided in this act. L.2008, c.27, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 34:9A-39 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-39
Commissioner of department of labor and industry; enforcement of act; promulgation of rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry is authorized to enforce this act and to promulgate all reasonable rules and regulations which, in his discretion, are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.1971, c. 193, s. 3.