N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-209 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-209
Credit for qualified business facilities, conditions for eligibility; allowance.
Status: in_force

3. a. (1) A business, upon application to and approval from the authority, shall be allowed a credit of 100 percent of its capital investment, made after the effective date of P.L.2007, c.346 (C.34:1B-207 et seq.) but prior to its submission of documentation pursuant to subsection c. of this section, in a qualified business facility within an eligible municipality, pursuant to the restrictions and requirements of this section. To be eligible for any tax credits authorized under this section, a business shall demonstrate to the authority, at the time of application, that the State's financial support of the proposed capital investment in a qualified business facility will yield a net positive benefit to both the State and the eligible municipality. The value of all credits approved by the authority pursuant to P.L.2007, c.346 (C.34:1B-207 et seq.) shall not exceed $1,750,000,000, except as may be increased by the authority as set forth in paragraph (5) of subsection a. of section 35 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.34:1B-209.3) and section 6 of P.L.2010, c.57 (C.34:1B-209.4). (2) A business, other than a tenant eligible pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection, shall make or acquire capital investments totaling not less than $50,000,000 in a qualified business facility, at which the business shall employ not fewer than 250 full-time employees to be eligible for a credit under this section. A business that acquires a qualified business facility shall also be deemed to have acquired the capital investment made or acquired by the seller. (3) A business that is a tenant in a qualified business facility, the owner of which has made or acquired capital investments in the facility totaling not less than $50,000,000, shall occupy a leased area of the qualified business facility that represents at least $17,500,000 of the capital investment in the facility at which the tenant business and up to two other tenants in the qualified business facility shall employ not fewer than 250 full-time employees in the aggregate to be eligible for a credit under this section. The amount of capital investment in a facility that a leased area represents shall be equal to that percentage of the owner's total capital investment in the facility that the percentage of net leasable area leased by the tenant is of the total net leasable area of the qualified business facility. Capital investments made by a tenant shall be deemed to be included in the calculation of the capital investment made or acquired by the owner, but only to the extent necessary to meet the owner's minimum capital investment of $50,000,000. Capital investments made by a tenant and not allocated to meet the owner's minimum capital investment threshold of $50,000,000 shall be added to the amount of capital investment represented by the tenant's leased area in the qualified business facility. (4) A business shall not be allowed tax credits under this section if the business participates in a business employment incentive agreement, pursuant to P.L.1996, c.26 (C.34:1B-124 et seq.), relating to the same capital and employees that qualify the business for this credit, or if the business receives assistance pursuant to P.L.1996, c.25 (C.34:1B-112 et seq.). A business that is allowed a tax credit under this section shall not be eligible for incentives authorized pursuant to P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.). A business shall not qualify for a tax credit under this section, based upon its capital investment and the employment of full-time employees, if that capital investment or employment was the basis for which a grant was provided to the business pursuant to the "InvestNJ Business Grant Program Act," P.L.2008, c.112 (C.34:1B-237 et seq.). (5) Full-time employment for an accounting or a privilege period shall be determined as the average of the monthly full-time employment for the period. (6) The capital investment of the owner of a qualified business facility is that percentage of the capital investment made or acquired by the owner of the building that the percentage of net leasable area of the qualified business facility not leased to tenants is of the total net leasable area of the qualified business facility. (7) A business shall be allowed a tax credit of 100 percent of its capital investment, made after the effective date of P.L.2011, c.89 but prior to its submission of documentation pursuant to subsection c. of this section, in a qualified business facility that is part of a mixed use project, provided that (a) the qualified business facility represents at least $17,500,000 of the total capital investment in the mixed use project, (b) the business employs not fewer than 250 full-time employees in the qualified business facility, and (c) the total capital investment in the mixed use project of which the qualified business facility is a part is not less than $50,000,000. The allowance of credits under this paragraph shall be subject to the restrictions and requirements, to the extent that those are not inconsistent with the provisions of this paragraph, set forth in paragraphs (1) through (6) of this subsection, including, but not limited to, the requirement that the business shall demonstrate to the authority, at the time of application, that the State's financial support of the proposed capital investment in a qualified business facility will yield a net positive benefit to both the State and the eligible municipality. (8) In determining whether a proposed capital investment will yield a net positive benefit, the authority shall not consider the transfer of an existing job from one location in the State to another location in the State as the creation of a new job, unless (a) the business proposes to transfer existing jobs to a municipality in the State as part of a consolidation of business operations from two or more other locations that are not in the same municipality whether in-State or out-of-State, or (b) the business's chief executive officer, or equivalent officer, submits a certification to the authority indicating that the existing jobs are at risk of leaving the State and 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, and the business intends to employ not fewer than 500 full-time employees in the qualified business facility. 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. When considering an application involving intra-State job transfers, the authority shall require the company to submit the following information as part of its application: a full economic analysis of all locations under consideration by the company; all lease agreements, ownership documents, or substantially similar documentation for the business's current in-State locations; and all lease agreements, ownership documents, or substantially similar documentation for the potential out-of-State location alternatives, to the extent they exist. Based on this information, and any other information deemed relevant by the authority, the authority shall independently verify and confirm, by way of making a factual finding by separate vote of the authority's board, the business's assertion that the jobs are actually at risk of leaving the State, before a business may be awarded any tax credits under this section. b. (1) If applications under this section have been received by the authority prior to the effective date of the "New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013," P.L.2013, c.161 (C.52:27D-489p et al.), then, to the extent that there remains sufficient financial authorization for the award of a tax credit, the authority is authorized to consider those applications and to make awards of tax credits to eligible applicants, provided that the authority shall take final action on those applications no later than December 31, 2013. (2) A business shall apply for the credit under this section prior to the effective date of the "New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013," P.L.2013, c.161 (C.52:27D-489p et al.), and shall submit its documentation for approval of its credit amount no later than December 31, 2023. (3) If a business has submitted an application under this section and that application has not been approved for any reason, the lack of approval shall not serve to prejudice in any way the consideration of a new application as may be submitted for the qualified business facility for the provision of incentives offered pursuant to the "New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013," P.L.2013, c.161 (C.52:27D-489p et al.). (4) Tax credits awarded pursuant to P.L.2007, c.346 (C.34:1B-207 et seq.) for applications submitted to and approved by the authority prior to the effective date of the "New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013," P.L.2013, c.161 (C.52:27D-489p et al.), shall be administered by the authority in the manner established prior to that date. (5) With respect to an application received by the authority prior to the effective date of the "New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013," P.L.2013, c.161 (C.52:27D-489p et al.) for a qualified business facility that is located on or adjacent to the campus of an acute care medical facility, (a) the minimum number of full-time employees required for eligibility under the program may be employed by any number of tenants or other occupants of the facility, in the aggregate, and the initial satisfaction of the requirement following completion of the project shall be deemed to satisfy the employment requirements of the program in all respects, and (b) if the capital investment in the facility exceeds $100,000,000, the determination of the net positive benefit yield shall be based on the benefits generated during a period of up to 30 years following the completion of the project, as determined by the authority. c. (1) The amount of credit allowed shall, except as otherwise provided, be equal to the capital investment made by the business, or the capital investment represented by the business's leased area, or area owned by the business as a condominium, and shall be taken over a 10-year period, at the rate of one-tenth of the total amount of the business's credit for each tax accounting or privilege period of the business, beginning with the tax period in which the business is first certified by the authority as having met the investment capital and employment qualifications, subject to any reduction or disqualification as provided by subsection d. of this section as determined by annual review by the authority. In conducting its annual review, the authority may require a business to submit any information determined by the authority to be necessary and relevant to its review. The credit amount that may be taken for a tax period of the business that exceeds the final liabilities of the business for the tax period may be carried forward for use by the business in the next 20 successive tax periods, and shall expire thereafter, provided that the value of all credits approved by the authority against tax liabilities pursuant to P.L.2007, c.346 (C.34:1B-207 et seq.) in any fiscal year shall not exceed $260,000,000. The amount of credit allowed for a tax period to a business that is a tenant in a qualified business facility shall not exceed the business's total lease payments for occupancy of the qualified business facility for the tax period. A business may elect to suspend its obligations for the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024 tax period, or any combination thereof, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, provided that the business shall make such election in writing to the authority before the issuance of the tax credit for the corresponding tax year and such suspension shall extend the term of the eligibility period by a corresponding amount of time. The authority shall modify the approval letter, and the business shall execute the modification within the time period provided by the authority. The modification shall provide that the failure to submit the annual report due to the suspension shall not be a forfeiture or an uncertified tax period. (2) A business that is a partnership shall not be allowed a credit under this section directly, but the amount of credit of an owner of a business shall be determined by allocating to each owner of the partnership that proportion of the credit of the business that is equal to the owner of the partnership's share, whether or not distributed, of the total distributive income or gain of the partnership for its tax period ending within or at the end of the owner's tax period, or that proportion that is allocated by an agreement, if any, among the owners of the partnership that has been provided to the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury by the time and accompanied by the additional information as the director may require. (3) The amount of credit allowed may be applied against the tax liability otherwise due pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-5), pursuant to sections 2 and 3 of P.L.1945, c.132 (C.54:18A-2 and C.54:18A-3), pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1950, c.231 (C.17:32-15), or pursuant to N.J.S.17B:23-5. d. (1) If, in any tax period, fewer than 200 full-time employees of the business at the qualified business facility are employed in new full-time positions, the amount of the credit otherwise determined pursuant to final calculation of the award of tax credits pursuant to subsection c. of this section shall be reduced by 20 percent for that tax period and each subsequent tax period until the first period for which documentation demonstrating the restoration of the 200 full-time employees employed in new full-time positions at the qualified business facility has been reviewed and approved by the authority, for which tax period and each subsequent tax period the full amount of the credit shall be allowed; provided, however, that for businesses applying before January 1, 2010, there shall be no reduction if a business relocates to an urban transit hub from another location or other locations in the same municipality. For the purposes of this paragraph, a "new full-time position" means a position created by the business at the qualified business facility that did not previously exist in this State. (2) If, in any tax period, the business reduces the total number of full-time employees in its Statewide workforce by more than 20 percent from the number of full-time employees in its Statewide workforce in the last tax accounting or privilege period prior to the credit amount approval under subsection a. of this section, then the business shall forfeit its credit amount for that tax period and each subsequent tax period, until the first tax period for which documentation demonstrating the restoration of the business's Statewide workforce to the threshold levels required by this paragraph has been reviewed and approved by the authority, for which tax period and each subsequent tax period the full amount of the credit shall be allowed. (3) If, in any tax period, (a) the number of full-time employees employed by the business at the qualified business facility located in an urban transit hub within an eligible municipality drops below 250, or (b) the number of full-time employees, who are not the subject of intra-State job transfers, pursuant to paragraph (8) of subsection a. of this section, employed by the business at any other business facility in the State, whether or not located in an urban transit hub within an eligible municipality, drops by more than 20 percent from the number of full-time employees in its workforce in the last tax accounting or privilege period prior to the credit amount approval under this section, then the business shall forfeit its credit amount for that tax period and each subsequent tax period, until the first tax period for which documentation demonstrating the restoration of the number of full-time employees employed by the business at the qualified business facility to 250 or an increase above the 20 percent reduction has been reviewed and approved by the authority, for which tax period and each subsequent tax period the full amount of the credit shall be allowed. (4) (i) If the qualified business facility is sold in whole or in part during the 10-year eligibility period, the new owner shall not acquire the capital investment of the seller and the seller shall forfeit all credits for the tax period in which the sale occurs and all subsequent tax periods; provided, however, that any credits of tenants shall remain unaffected. (ii) If a tenant subleases its tenancy in whole or in part during the 10-year eligibility period, the new tenant shall not acquire the credit of the sublessor, and the sublessor tenant shall forfeit all credits for the tax period of its sublease and all subsequent tax periods. (5) 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: (i) 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 (ii) 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. (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of P.L.2007, c.346 (C.34:1B-208) 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: (i) 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; (ii) the business shall extend by two years the time it is required to maintain the project at a location in New Jersey beyond the time set forth in the incentive agreement; and (iii) 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. (7) 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 time the business is required to maintain the project at a location in New Jersey, as set forth in the incentive 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 being required to amend 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. (8) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection or any law or regulation to the contrary, a business that has elected to modify its obligations under an incentive agreement pursuant to P.L.2022, c.134 may request, before December 31, 2024, to reduce the number of Statewide employees specified in the incentive agreement, provided the business certifies that the business is requesting to reduce the number of new or retained full-time jobs specified in the incentive agreement commencing with the 2020 tax period and, at the discretion of the business, whether the reduction shall continue for each subsequent tax period remaining in the eligibility period. e. (1) The Executive Director of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury, shall adopt rules in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) as are necessary to implement P.L.2007, c.346 (C.34:1B-207 et seq.), including, but not limited to: examples of and the determination of capital investment; the enumeration of eligible municipalities; specific delineation of urban transit hubs; the determination of the limits, if any, on the expense or type of furnishings that may constitute capital improvements; the promulgation of procedures and forms necessary to apply for a credit, including the enumeration of the certification procedures and allocation of tax credits for different phases of a qualified business facility or mixed use project; and provisions for credit applicants to be charged an initial application fee, and ongoing service fees, to cover the administrative costs related to the credit. (2) Through regulation, the authority shall establish standards based on the green building manual prepared by the Commissioner of Community Affairs, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2007, c.132 (C.52:27D-130.6), regarding the use of renewable energy, energy-efficient technology, and non-renewable resources in order to reduce environmental degradation and encourage long-term cost reduction. f. A business that has executed an approval letter may request before December 31, 2024 to terminate the award, commencing with the 2020 tax period or any subsequent tax period ending on or before December 31, 2024, due to the COVID-19 public health emergency; provided that the business shall submit a certification from the business's chief executive officer or equivalent officer stating that the termination is due, directly or indirectly, to the public health emergency and describing the impact of the public health emergency on the business. All credits for the tax period in which the termination is requested and all subsequent tax periods shall be forfeited, provided however that any credits of the business shall remain unaffected. A termination agreement executed by the authority and business shall not be amended. L.2007, c.346, s.3; amended 2009, c.90, s.32; 2011, c.89, s.2; 2011, c.149, s.11; 2012, c.35, s.1; 2013, c.161, s.4; 2015, c.252, s.1; 2017, c.314, s.1; 2020, c.138, s.1; 2022, c.134, s.3; 2023, c.261, s.3; 2024, c.40, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-61 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-61
Cost of representation in case of employee who does not pay dues to majority representative.
Status: in_force

6. Notwithstanding any provisions of the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.), or any other law to the contrary, if an employee who does not pay dues to a majority representative requests that the majority representative represent the employee in arbitration proceedings to enforce the terms of the collective negotiations agreement between the majority representative and the public employer, including arbitration proceedings involving the resolution of disciplinary disputes, the majority representative may charge an employee for the cost of representing the employee in the arbitration proceedings, and may decline to represent an employee in the arbitration unless the employee agrees to pay for the cost of the representation. L.2021, c.411, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-56 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-56
Repealer
Status: in_force

All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, superseded and repealed. L.1977, c. 225, s. 12.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13B-7 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13B / Section 13B-7
Change in terms of employment not the subject of contract; notice of changes desired
Status: in_force

Whenever, after the passage of this act, a situation exists in any utility whereby employees are rendering services under terms and conditions which were not at the time of the passage of this act and which have not heretofore been the subject of the contract, and said employees desire to effectuate a change in the terms of employment or a utility desires to effectuate a change in said terms of employment then and in that event, it shall be the duty of the party desiring such change, not less than sixty days prior to the desired effective date thereof, to inform the other party in writing of the specific changes so desired in the manner in which they are desired, either by written contract or otherwise and to file a copy of such terms with the State Board of Mediation. L.1946, c. 38, p. 90, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 34:16-40 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-40
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. As used in P.L.1971, c.272 (C.34:16-39 et seq.): a. "Sheltered workshop" means an occupation oriented facility operated by a nonprofit agency, public or private, which except for its staff, employs only persons with disabilities; b. "Division" means the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; c. "Commission" means the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired in the Department of Human Services; d. "Extended employee" means a person with a severe disability who meets the following requirements: (1) shall have completed a prescribed workshop program; (2) shall have been found, due to the nature and severity of the person's disability to be incapable of competing in the open or customary labor market; and (3) shall have been certified as being an extended employee by the staff of the division or the commission; or (4) shall have been certified by the division or the commission as an extended employee qualified to perform industrial homework under the supervision of a sheltered workshop; e. "Extended employment program" means a program designed for those persons with disabilities whose disabilities make sheltered employment in a sheltered workshop or in performance of industrial homework under the supervision of a sheltered workshop, after completion of a certified program of vocational evaluation and training the only suitable form of employment, or for those persons with severe disabilities who were not eligible for vocational rehabilitation services under laws and regulations in effect at the date of enactment of this act and who could benefit from the provisions of this act. L.1971, c.272, s.2; amended 1973, c.45, s.1; 1979, c.335, s.1; 2017, c.131, s.135.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-50 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-50
Powers of authority
Status: in_force

The authority shall have the power: a. To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business, which shall include a code of ethics with respect to conflicts of interest; b. To sue or be sued in the name of the authority, provided that a judgment against the authority shall not create any direct liability against its directors, employees, or its agents; c. To indemnify its directors, employees and agents for any and all claims, suits, costs of investigations, costs of defense, settlements, or judgments against them on account of an act or omission in the scope of a director's duties, or an employee's or agent's employment, but the authority shall refuse to indemnify if it determines that the act or failure to act was because of actual fraud, willful misconduct, or actual malice; d. To enter into any contracts as are necessary or proper to carry out the provisions and purposes of this act; e. To establish and maintain any reserve or insurance funds as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; f. To sell, convey, lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire real or personal property to carry out its functions under the act; g. To borrow money, to issue bonds, notes, or other debt instruments, which may be at a fixed rate of return or otherwise, commensurate with the risk, and to provide for the rights of holders thereof as provided in this act, which obligations shall be an eligible investment pursuant to the provisions of section 144 of P.L. 1977, c. 110 (C. 5:12-144) and section 33 of P.L. 1984, c. 218 (C. 5:12-181); h. Subject to any agreements with bondholders or noteholders, to purchase bonds or notes of the authority out of any funds or money of the authority available therefor and to hold, cancel, or resell these bonds or notes; i. To contract for and to accept any gifts, grants, loans of funds or financial or other aid in any form from any person, including an individual, authority, partnership, or otherwise, or from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or from the State or any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof; j. In connection with any application for financing or other assistance under this act, to require and collect any reasonable fees and charges, including commitment fees, as the authority may deem necessary for its services; k. Subject to any agreement with bondholders or noteholders, to invest moneys of the authority not required for immediate use, including proceeds from the sale of bonds and notes, in any obligations, securities, and other investments which the authority deems prudent; L. To appoint and employ any persons as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act, and to determine their qualifications, terms of office, duties and compensation without regard to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes; m. To extend credit, make long-term or short-term loans, loan guarantees, or provide other financial assistance, including letters of credit or guarantees of letters of credit; n. To establish underwriting standards for eligibility for financial assistance, as provided in section 5 of this act; o. To establish a financial and technical assistance investment policy which delineates the proposed allocation of assistance by the authority by type of business, which policy shall include a provision that no more than 50% of the total assistance made available by the authority be made available to small businesses, and no more than 25% of the total assistance made available by the authority be made available to minorities and 25% of the total assistance made available by the authority be made available to women; except that notwithstanding the foregoing, and in addition to the funds otherwise allocated by the authority to minorities and women pursuant to this subsection, 100% of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of section 33 of P.L. 1984, c. 218 (C. 5:12-181), shall be made available to minorities and women, 50% of which shall be made available to women, and 50% of which shall be made available to minorities and shall be invested in accordance with the geographic restrictions established by that act; provided, however, that any repayment of principal and interest due to the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority with respect to obligations purchased or monies otherwise invested in the New Jersey Development Authority for Small Businesses, Minorities, and Women's Enterprises shall be the obligation of the New Jersey Development Authority for Small Businesses, Minorities', and Women's Enterprises; p. To establish standards for providing a letter of credit or other guarantee for businesses which are unable to secure performance bonds; q. To take any security which it deems necessary in connection with any direct loan or any guaranteed loan or other extension of credit; r. To purchase any loan or assistance package which is consistent with the underwriting standards established by the authority from any person, including any financial institution or subsidiary thereof, and to contract with any person to originate these loans; s. To participate with financial institutions and other investors in providing financial assistance to eligible businesses, under underwriting standards established by the authority, by means of direct loan participations or loan guarantees; t. To make any rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act; u. To take any other actions which are reasonable and necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. L. 1985, c. 386, s. 4, eff. Dec. 18, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-228 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-228
Transfer of authority to appoint certain executive directors.
Status: in_force

19. a. The functions, powers, and duties of the New Jersey Commerce Commission to appoint executive directors of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, established pursuant to P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-1 et seq.), and the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology, established pursuant to P.L.1985, c.102 (C.52:9X-1 et seq.) are continued and are transferred to the Governor. Each such executive director shall be employed by and report to the board of the respective agency and shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the board of the respective agency. b. The functions, powers, and duties of the New Jersey Commerce Commission to serve as a member of the board of agencies and to provide administrative assistance to agencies are transferred to the Division of Business Assistance, Marketing, and International Trade unless otherwise provided by this act. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, regulation, or order to the contrary, the functions, powers, and duties of the New Jersey Commerce Commission and the executive director of the New Jersey Commerce Commission are transferred to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and the Executive Director of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, respectively, with regard to the following statutorily established boards, councils, commissions, authorities, and other organizations: (1) State Employment and Training Commission, established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1989, c.293 (C.34:15C-2); (2) State Council for Adult Literacy Education Services, established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1999, c.107 (C.34:15C-18); (3) Council on Armed Forces and Veterans' Affairs, established pursuant to P.L.1983, c.61 (C.52:27H-45 et seq.) and transferred to and established in the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1992, c.86 (C.38A:3-16); (4) The Foundation for Technology Advancement, authorized to be established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2005, c.373 (C.52:27C-96); (5) The Main Street New Jersey Advisory Board, established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2001, c.238 (C.52:27D-456); (6) The Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force, established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1997, c.278 (C.58:10B-23); (7) The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority, established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2006, c.16 (C.52:27I-4); (8) The South Jersey Transportation Authority, established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1991, c.252 (C.27:25A-4); (9) The Aquaculture Advisory Council, established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1997, c.236 (C.4:27-5); (10) The Clean Air Council, established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1967, c.106 (C.26:2C-3.2); (11) The Community Financial Services Advisory Board, established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1991, c.294 (C.17:16Q-3); and (12) The New Jersey Redevelopment Authority, established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1996, c.62 (C.55:19-23). d. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, regulation, or order to the contrary, the functions, powers, and duties of the New Jersey Commerce Commission and the executive director of the New Jersey Commerce Commission, except as otherwise provided in this act, are transferred to the Division and the Director of the Division, respectively, with regard to any council, commission, committee, task force, or other organization established by executive order. L.2008, c.27, s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11D-2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11D / Section 11D-2
Provision of earned sick leave by employer.
Status: in_force

2. a. Each employer shall provide earned sick leave to each employee working for the employer in the State. For every 30 hours worked, the employee shall accrue one hour of earned sick leave, except that an employer may provide an employee with the full complement of earned sick leave for a benefit year, as required under this section, on the first day of each benefit year in accordance with subsection c. or subsection d. of section 3 of this act. The employer shall not be required to permit the employee to accrue or use in any benefit year, or carry forward from one benefit year to the next, more than 40 hours of earned sick leave. Unless the employee has accrued earned sick leave prior to the effective date of this act, the earned sick leave shall begin to accrue on the effective date of this act for any employee who is hired and commences employment before the effective date of this act and the employee shall be eligible to use the earned sick leave beginning on the 120th calendar day after the employee commences employment, and if the employment commences after the effective date of this act, the earned sick leave shall begin to accrue upon the date that employment commences and the employee shall be eligible to use the earned sick leave beginning on the 120th calendar day after the employee commences employment, unless the employer agrees to an earlier date. The employee may subsequently use earned sick leave as soon as it is accrued. b. An employer shall be in compliance with this section if the employer offers paid time off, which is fully paid and shall include, but is not limited to personal days, vacation days, and sick days, and may be used for the purposes of section 3 of this act in the manner provided by this act, and is accrued at a rate equal to or greater than the rate described in this section. c. The employer shall pay the employee for earned sick leave at the same rate of pay with the same benefits as the employee normally earns, except that the pay rate shall not be less than the minimum wage required for the employee pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a4). d. Upon the mutual consent of the employee and employer, an employee may voluntarily choose to work additional hours or shifts during the same or following pay period, in lieu of hours or shifts missed, but shall not be required to work additional hours or shifts or use accrued earned sick leave. An employer may not require, as a condition of an employee's using earned sick leave, that the employee search for or find a replacement worker to cover the hours during which the employee is using earned sick leave. e. If an employee is transferred to a separate division, entity, or location, but remains employed by the same employer, then the employee shall be entitled to all earned sick leave accrued at the prior division, entity, or location, and shall be entitled to use the accrued earned sick leave as provided in this act. If an employee is terminated, laid off, furloughed, or otherwise separated from employment with the employer, any unused accrued earned sick leave shall be reinstated upon the re-hiring or reinstatement of the employee to that employment, within six months of termination, being laid off or furloughed, or separation, and prior employment with the employer shall be counted towards meeting the eligibility requirements set forth in this section. When a different employer succeeds or takes the place of an existing employer, all employees of the original employer who remain employed by the successor employer are entitled to all of the earned sick leave they accrued when employed by the original employer, and are entitled to use the earned sick leave previously accrued immediately. f. An employer may choose the increments in which its employees may use earned sick leave, provided that the largest increment of earned sick leave that an employee may be required to use for each shift for which earned sick leave is used shall be the number of hours the employee was scheduled to work during that shift. L.2018, c.10, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-52 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-52
Copy of petition forwarded to employer
Status: in_force

34:15-52. Within five days after the filing of the petition or as soon thereafter as is practicable, the Division of Workers' Compensation shall cause a copy of the petition to be forwarded to the employer. The copy shall include a notice directing the employer to file an answer thereto with the division within 30 days after the notice is forwarded, unless the division for good cause shall grant further time, which answer shall give the address of the respondent, and admit or deny the substantial averments of the petition, and shall state the contention of the defendant with reference to the matters in dispute as disclosed by the petition. The answer shall be verified by the oath or affirmation of the respondent, and shall be filed in a manner prescribed by regulation. Amended 1979, c.283, s.15; 2001, c.94, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:5-166 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-166
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Construction Safety Act." L.1962, c. 45, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-79 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-79
Overlapping employment relationship, domestic worker, subject to joint, several liability, concurrent fines, penalties.
Status: in_force

21. a. Individuals and employers with an overlapping employment relationship with a domestic worker are subject to joint and several liability, and concurrent fines and penalties, in connection with P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.). b. A domestic worker or other person representing a domestic worker may report to the department any suspected violation of P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.). c. The department shall take any steps as it deems appropriate to resolve complaints and enforce P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.), including, but not limited to, establishing a system to receive complaints regarding noncompliance with P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.), investigating alleged violations in a timely manner and resolving complaints through a separate "referral" process for claims of domestic workers. d. The department shall have the power to subpoena records and testimony from any party to a complaint. The records shall be provided to the department within 30 days after receipt of the subpoena. e. Any person alleging a violation of P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.) shall file a complaint with the department within two years of the date that the person knew or should have known of the alleged violation. f. Upon establishment of a system of administrative adjudication, the department shall have the power to impose the penalties and fines for a violation of P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.), and to provide or obtain appropriate relief. Remedies may include reinstatement and full restitution to the domestic worker for lost wages and benefits, including presumed damages to be awarded to a domestic worker for the hiring entity's or employer's violation of P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.). The department shall determine by regulation an amount of presumed damages. g. A hiring entity or an employer who knowingly retaliates against an employee for any activity protected under P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.), or any other knowing violation of P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.), shall be a crime of the fourth degree. Otherwise, it shall be a disorderly persons offense and the hiring entity or employer shall, upon conviction for a violation, be punished by a fine of not less than $100 not 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 P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.) continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense, and the employment of any domestic worker in violation of P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.), shall, with respect to each domestic worker employed, constitute a separate and violation. h. Any domestic worker or person who is aggrieved by a violation of P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.), or the department may bring civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction against a hiring entity or an employer violating P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.). Nothing in P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.) or its implementing regulations shall be construed to require a complaint to be filed with the department before bringing an action in court. Upon prevailing in an action brought pursuant to this section, an aggrieved person shall be entitled to any legal or equitable relief as may be appropriate to remedy the violation, that is not duplicative of any relief provided to the person in administrative proceedings, including, without limitation, reinstatement in employment, back pay, and injunctive relief. The aggrieved person shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs. L.2023, c.262, s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-7.9 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-7.9
Prepayment at discount
Status: in_force

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority, as successor to the New Jersey State Area Redevelopment Authority, may, after negotiation and agreement with the State Treasurer, prepay all outstanding appropriations due in future years to the State Treasurer, discounted at an interest rate agreeable to the State Treasurer and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. L. 1986, c. 127, s. 3, eff. Oct. 9, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 34:20-4 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-4
Certain services deemed employment; exceptions.
Status: in_force

4. For purposes of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act," P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.), the "unemployment compensation law," R.S.43:21-1 et seq., the "Temporary Disability Benefits Law," P.L.1948, c.110 (C.43:21-25 et seq.), the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq., or other applicable State tax laws, P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.1 et seq.) and the "New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law," P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a et seq.), services performed in the making of improvements to real property by an individual for remuneration paid by an employer shall be deemed to be employment unless and until it is shown to the satisfaction of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development that: a. the individual has been and will continue to be free from control or direction over the performance of that service, both under his contract of service and in fact; and b. the service is either outside the usual course of the business for which the service is performed, or the service is performed outside of all the places of business of the employer for which the service is performed; and c. the individual is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession or business. The failure to withhold federal or State income taxes or to pay unemployment compensation contributions or workers' compensation premiums with respect to an individual's wages shall not be considered in making a determination under this section. L.2007, c.114, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6-158 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-158
Findings, declarations relative to procurement of apparel.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. A significant portion of the apparel industry has a history of poor conditions for its workers; b. The largest part of the apparel purchases of the State of New Jersey are for State employee uniforms, which should project a positive image for the State and help to instill pride on the part of State employees; c. The State of New Jersey has, as a market participant, a compelling interest in guaranteeing that these uniforms and all of the other apparel it acquires are produced in the United States of America in conditions which are conducive to the reliable provision of high quality apparel and of which the State, its citizens, and its employees may be proud; and d. It is, therefore, an appropriate policy to ensure that the State's interests as a market participant are protected with respect to apparel contracts entered into by the State and its instrumentalities. L.2009, c.247, s.1; amended 2013, c.253, s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-333 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-333
"Transformative project."
Status: in_force

65. a. As used in this section, "transformative project" means a redevelopment project: that has a project financing gap; that has a total project cost of at least $150,000,000; that includes 200,000 or more square feet of new or substantially renovated industrial, commercial, or residential space for a project located in a government-restricted municipality, that includes 250,000 or more square feet of film studios, professional stages, television studios, recording studios, screening rooms, or other infrastructure for film production, that includes 300,000 or more square feet of new or substantially renovated industrial, commercial, or residential space for a project located in an enhanced area, or that includes 500,000 or more square feet of new or substantially renovated industrial, commercial, or residential space for any other project; and, for a commercial project, that is of special economic importance as measured by the level of new jobs, new capital investment, opportunities to leverage leadership in a high-priority targeted industry, or other state priorities as determined by the authority pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated to implement this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of section 14 of P.L.2023, c.98 (C.34:1B-335.1) to the contrary, for applications submitted on and after the effective date of P.L.2023, c.98 (C.34:1B-335.1 et al.), if the redevelopment project is located entirely on land designated by the Department of Environmental Protection as a brownfield development area pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2005, c.223 (C.58:10B-25.1), and the eligible project cost of the redevelopment project includes at least $15,000,000 in environmental remediation costs, the redevelopment project shall constitute a project of special economic importance. For applications submitted on or after the effective date of P.L.2025, c.127, the redevelopment project shall constitute a project of special economic importance if the redevelopment project is a health care or health services center that: is associated with, and located on, the same complex as a new or existing university, academic, or medical research center, institution, or facility; is an establishment that is associated with a National Cancer Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center that is engaged in cancer research; is a transformative expansion of healthcare services by an academic medical and research center located in a distressed municipality that is adjacent to existing clinical facilities; or is a project located at a State-designated trauma center. A transformative project may be completed in phases, which phases may be determined by the authority based on factors such as written architectural plans and specifications completed before or during the physical work, certificates of occupancy, or financial and operational plans. The criteria developed by the authority shall include, but shall not be limited to: (1) the extent to which the proposed transformative project would create modern facilities that enhance the State's competitiveness in attracting targeted industries; (2) (a) for a residential project, the construction of 700 or more new residential units; (b) for a mixed-use residential project containing fewer than 700 new residential units: (i) the construction of 200 or more new residential units if the project is located in a government-restricted municipality, 300 or more new residential units if the project is located in an enhanced area, or 400 or more new residential units for all other mixed-use projects; and (ii) the construction of 30,000 square feet or more of commercial space, which commercial space may include retail space; and (c) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2025, c.2) (d) for a residential project, 20 percent of the new residential units shall be 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; and (3) the extent to which the proposed project would leverage the competitive economic development advantages of the State's mass transit assets, higher education assets, and other economic development assets in attracting or retaining both employers and skilled workers generally or in targeted industries. A "transformative project" shall not include a redevelopment project at which more than 50 percent of the premises is occupied by one or more businesses engaged in final point of sale retail. b. (1) The authority may award incentive awards to transformative projects in accordance with the provisions of sections 55 through 67 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-323 through 34:1B-335). (2) (a) For transformative projects completed in phases, the developer shall enter into a transformative phase agreement with the authority. (b) As used in this subsection, "transformative phase agreement" shall mean a sub-agreement of the incentive award agreement that governs the timing, capital investment, and other applicable details of the respective phase of a phased project. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 57 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-325), or any other section of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-269 et al.) to the contrary, a transformative project shall be completed, and the developer shall be issued a certificate of occupancy for the transformative project facilities by the applicable enforcing agency, within five years of executing the incentive award agreement, except that the authority may, in its discretion, extend this deadline by up to one additional year. For transformative projects completed in phases, the transformative project shall be completed, and the developer shall be issued certificates of occupancy for all phases of the transformative project facilities by the applicable enforcing agency, within 10 years of executing either the incentive award agreement or the first transformative phase agreement corresponding to the transformative project. (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 55 and 60 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-323 and C.34:1B-328), or any other section of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-269 et al.) to the contrary, each phase of a transformative project completed in phases shall have a separate eligibility period. After completing each phase, the developer shall submit a certification that the phase is completed. If the authority approves the certification, the tax credit allowed to the developer shall be increased by the tax credit amount corresponding to that phase. Notwithstanding the different eligibility periods for each phase, all conditions and requirements applicable during an eligibility period pursuant to sections 55 through 67 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-323 through 34:1B-335) shall apply to the entire transformative project until the end of the eligibility period for the last phase. (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 60 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-328), or any other section of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-269 et al.) to the contrary, for a transformative project completed in phases, a review of the project financing gap shall be performed at the certification of completion of each phase, and the authority shall re-evaluate the developer's rate of return in the seventh year and at the end of the eligibility period for the last phase, provided that the authority may also re-evaluate the developer's rate of return during the fifth year of any earlier phase. (6) A transformative project receiving an incentive award pursuant to this section, other than a project that includes 250,000 or more square feet of film studios, professional stages, television studios, recording studios, screening rooms, or other infrastructure for film production, shall be located in an incentive area, a distressed municipality, a government-restricted municipality, or an enhanced area. A transformative project receiving an incentive award pursuant to this section that includes 250,000 or more square feet of film studios, professional stages, television studios, recording studios, screening rooms, or other infrastructure for film production may be located anywhere in the State. The authority shall not consider an application for a transformative project unless the applicant submits with its application a letter evidencing support for the transformative project from the governing body of the municipality in which the transformative project is located. c. The authority shall review the transformative project cost, evaluate and validate the project financing gap estimated by the developer, and conduct a State fiscal impact analysis to ensure that the overall public assistance provided to the transformative project will result in a net positive benefit to the State. In determining whether a transformative project will result in a net positive benefit to the State, the authority shall not consider the value of any taxes exempted, abated, rebated, or retained under the "Five-Year Exemption and Abatement Law," P.L.1991, c.441 (C.40A:21-1 et seq.), the "Long Term Tax Exemption Law," P.L.1991, c.431 (C.40A:20-1 et al.), the "New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones Act," P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-60 et seq.), or any other law that has the effect of lowering or eliminating the developer's State or local tax liability. The determination made pursuant to this subsection shall be based on the potential tax liability of the developer without regard for potential tax losses if the developer were to locate in another state. The authority shall assess the cost of these reviews to the applicant. A developer shall pay to the authority the full amount of the direct costs of an analysis concerning the developer's application for an incentive award that a third party retained by the authority performs, if the authority deems such retention to be necessary. The authority shall evaluate the net economic benefits on a present value basis under which the requested tax credit allocation amount is discounted to present value at the same discount rate as the projected benefits from the implementation of the proposed transformative project for which an award of tax credits is being sought. Projects that are predominantly residential, that are institutional projects, or that qualify as special mission nonprofit projects shall be excluded from the calculation of the net benefit test required pursuant to this subsection. d. In determining net benefits for any business or person considering locating in a transformative project and applying to receive from the authority any other economic development incentive subsequent to the award of transformative project tax credits pursuant to section 65 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-333), the authority shall not credit the business or person with any benefit that was previously credited to the transformative project pursuant to section 65 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-333). e. The authority shall administer the credits awarded pursuant to this section in accordance with the provisions of sections 62 and 63 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-330 and C.34:1B-331). f. Prior to allocating an incentive award to 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 that the developer is in substantial good standing with the respective department, or the developer has entered into an agreement with the respective department that includes a practical corrective action plan, and the developer shall certify that each contractor or subcontractor performing work at the transformative project: (1) is registered as required by "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act," P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.); (2) has 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) possesses 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. g. Notwithstanding the limitation on incentive awards set forth in subsection b. of section 61 and section 98 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-329 and C.34:1B-362) to the contrary, the authority may allow a developer of a transformative project a tax credit in an amount not to exceed the lesser of: (1) (a) (i) 85 percent of the eligible project cost for a transformative project that is located in a government-restricted municipality, which municipality qualified as a government-restricted municipality prior to the effective date of P.L.2025, c.2 (C.34:1B-335.3 et al.); or (ii) 80 percent of the eligible project cost for a transformative project that is: located in a government-restricted municipality, which municipality did not qualify as a government-restricted municipality prior to the effective date of P.L.2025, c.2 (C.34:1B-335.3 et al.); or an institutional project, subject to the limitation of subsection c. of section 61 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-329); (b) 60 percent of the eligible project cost for a residential transformative project that receives a four-percent allocation from the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program administered by the agency or a transformative project that is located in a qualified incentive tract, enhanced area, or a municipality with a Municipal Revitalization Index score of at least 50; or (c) 50 percent of the eligible project cost for any other transformative project; (2) the total value of the project financing gap; or (3) $400,000,000 except that for a transformative project that is developed in phases, the $400,000,000 limitation on incentive awards set forth in this paragraph shall apply to the total aggregate award for all phases of the transformative project. L.2020, c.156, s.65; amended 2021, c.160, s.29; 2023, c.98, s.9; 2025, c.2, s.8; 2025, c.127, s.14; 2025, c.313, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-67.1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-67.1
Owners' responsibility for wage claims against subcontractors.
Status: in_force

1. a. (1) For any contract entered into on or after January 1, 2020 for construction, reconstruction, demolition, alteration, maintenance, including painting and decorating, or repair in the State other than work on an owner-occupied residence, including, but not limited to, any such work performed under a contract entered into on or after January 1, 2020 under which workers are required by any State law to be paid the prevailing wage rates set pursuant to the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act," P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.), the contractor entering into a contract shall assume, and be responsible for, any debt owed to a worker, or third party on the worker's behalf, incurred by a subcontractor at any tier acting under, by, or for the contractor for the worker's performance of labor under the contract, unless the worker's performance of labor under the contract is pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement to which the employing contractor or subcontractor is signatory, wherein there are lawful remedies by which unpaid wages may be collected. (2) The contractor's responsibility under the provisions of this section shall extend to unpaid wages plus any interest owed, and shall extend to penalties or liquidated damages. (3) A contractor or any other person shall not evade, or commit any act that negates, the requirements of this section. This section does not prohibit a contractor or subcontractor at any tier from establishing by contract or enforcing any otherwise lawful remedies against a subcontractor it hires for responsibility created by the nonpayment of wages by that subcontractor or by a subcontractor at any tier working under that subcontractor. b. (1) The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development may enforce against a contractor the responsibility for unpaid wages created by this section by any action that the commissioner is authorized to undertake regarding responsibility for unpaid wages under the provisions of chapter 11 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, unless the worker's performance of labor under the contract is pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement to which the employing contractor or subcontractor is signatory, wherein there are lawful remedies by which unpaid wages may be collected. (2) A joint labor-management cooperation committee established pursuant to the federal Labor Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. s.175a) which includes a union representing any of the workers employed in a project, or a union, whether or not the union represents workers employed in the project, subject to the provisions of this section may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction against a contractor or subcontractor at any tier for unpaid wages owed to a worker by the contractor or subcontractor for the performance of any work subject to the provisions of this section, including unpaid wages owed by the contractor, pursuant to subsection a. of this section. The committee or union shall notify the Department of Labor and Workforce Development when the committee or union brings the action. The court shall award a prevailing plaintiff in such an action its reasonable attorney's fees and costs, including expert witness fees. Prior to commencement of an action against a contractor to enforce the responsibility created by subsection a. of this section, the committee or union shall provide the contractor and subcontractor that employed the worker with at least 30 days' notice by first-class mail. The notice need only describe the general nature of the claim and shall not limit the responsibility of the contractor or preclude subsequent amendments of an action to encompass additional workers employed by the subcontractor, unless the worker's performance of labor under the contract is pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement to which the employing contractor or subcontractor is signatory, wherein there are lawful remedies by which unpaid wages may be collected. (3) No party other than the parties indicated in this subsection b. may bring an action against a contractor to enforce the responsibility created by subsection a. of this section. (4) Prior to a union representing a worker who is not a member of its union in accordance with this subsection b., the worker shall consent in writing to the representation. c. (1) Upon request by a contractor, project manager, or contractor to a subcontractor, the subcontractor shall provide payroll records of its employees who are providing labor on work subject to the provisions of this section, which payroll records shall include all wages. The payroll records shall not be modified except to prevent disclosure of an individual's full social security number, but shall provide the last four digits of the social security number. (2) Upon request of a contractor to a project manager, contractor, or subcontractor, the subcontractor and any lower tier subcontractors under contract to the subcontractor shall provide the contractor information that includes the project name, name and address of the subcontractor, contractor with whom the subcontractor is under contract, anticipated start date, duration, and estimated journeyworker and apprentice hours, and contact information for its subcontractors on the project. (3) A subcontractor's failure to comply with this section shall not relieve a contractor from any of the obligations contained in this section. (4) Any subcontractor who fails to provide records or information requested pursuant to this subsection within 14 days of when the request was made shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $7,500 for each day the employer fails to provide the requested records or information, collectible by the commissioner in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The commissioner shall have the authority to waive this penalty. d. Unless otherwise provided by law, property of the contractor may be attached, after trial, for the payment of any judgment received pursuant to this section. e. An action brought pursuant to this section shall be filed within two years from the date of the occurrence of the incident alleged in the action. f. This section shall not apply to work performed by an employee of the State, a special district, a city, a county, a city and county, or any political subdivision of the State. g. For purposes of this section, "contractor" means a contractor that has a direct contractual relationship with an owner and "subcontractor" means a contractor that does not have a direct contractual relationship with an owner, including a contractor that has a contractual relationship with a contractor or with another subcontractor. h. Nothing in this section shall alter the obligation under any other provision of State law of a contractor to pay in a timely manner a contractor, or of a contractor to pay in a timely manner a subcontractor, or any penalties for failing to do so, except that the contractor may withhold as "disputed" all sums owed if a subcontractor does not provide in a timely manner the information requested under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection c. of this section, until that information is provided. L.2019, c.510, s.1; amended 2023, c.210.
N.J. Stat. § 34:17-12 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-12
Annual report
Status: in_force

The board of directors of every society incorporated under this chapter shall annually make a statement in writing of the condition of such society, setting forth: a. The amount of capital stock and the number and par value of shares issued; b. The number of stockholders and the number of shares held by each; and c. The amount and character of the property of the society and of its debts and liabilities. Such statement shall be signed and sworn to by a majority of directors, including the treasurer, and filed in the office of the clerk of the county where the principal office of the society is located, and immediately thereafter a copy of such statement shall be forwarded to the commissioner of labor. If the commissioner of labor shall have reason to doubt the correctness of the statement, or upon the written request of five members of the society, he shall cause an examination of the books and affairs of the society to be made and shall render a correct statement to the members thereof. Every member or creditor thereof shall be entitled to receive from the secretary of the society a copy of the annual statement, and every director or other officer refusing to comply with the requirements of this section, or making and signing a false annual statement of the condition of the society, shall forfeit for each offense the sum of one hundred dollars, to be recovered in an action at law in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state by any member or creditor of the society who shall sue for the same.
N.J. Stat. § 34:17-13 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-13
Inspection of books
Status: in_force

Any member or other person having an interest in the fund of any such society may inspect its books, at all reasonable hours, at its office.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-25 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-25
Commutation of award
Status: in_force

34:15-25. Compensation may be commuted by the bureau at its present value, when discounted at five per centum (5%) simple interest, upon application of either party, with due notice to the other, if it appears that such commutation will be for the best interest of the employees or the dependents of the deceased employee, or that it will avoid undue expense or undue hardship to either party, or that the employee or dependent has removed or is about to remove from the United States, or that the employer has sold or otherwise disposed of the greater part of his business or assets. Unless so approved, no compensation payments shall be commuted. In determining whether commutation will be for the best interest of the employee or the dependents of the deceased employee, or that it will avoid undue expense or undue hardship to either party, the bureau and the Superior Court will regard the intention of this chapter that compensation payments are in lieu of wages, and are to be received by the injured employee or his dependents in the same manner in which wages are ordinarily paid. Commutation is to be allowed only when it clearly appears that an unusual circumstance warrants a departure from the normal manner of payment and not to enable the injured employee or dependents of a deceased employee to satisfy a debt, or to make payment to physicians, lawyers or others. Amended 1953,c.33,s.51; 1991,c.91,s.358.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56a12 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56a12
Rules of evidence and procedure
Status: in_force

The commissioner and the wage board in establishing a minimum fair wage, shall not be bound by technical rules of evidence or procedure, but may consider all relevant circumstances affecting the value of the service or class of service rendered; may consider the wages paid in the State for work of like or comparable character by employers who voluntarily maintain minimum fair wage standards; and may be guided by like considerations as would guide a court in a suit for the reasonable value of services rendered at the request of the employer without agreement as to amount of wages to be paid. L.1966, c. 113, s. 13.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-237 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-237
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "InvestNJ Business Grant Program Act." L.2008, c.112, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-44 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-44
Definitions relative to collective bargaining agreements and subcontracting.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Employer" means any local or regional school district, educational services commission, jointure commission, county special services school district, county college, or board or commission under the authority of the Commissioner of Education or the State Board of Education. "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, but shall not include any contract entered into pursuant to the "Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act," P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 et al.), or any contract entered into to provide services to nonpublic schools through State or federal funds. L.2020, c.79, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15B-35 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15B / Section 15B-35
Definitions relative to job training.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Approved community-based or faith-based organization" means an organization which is an approved service provider, a nonprofit organization exempt from federal taxation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.501), and approved by the commissioner as demonstrating expertise and effectiveness in the field of workforce investment and being representative of a community or a significant segment of a community where the organization provides services. "Approved service provider" or "approved training provider" means a service provider which is on the State Eligible Training Provider List. "Apprenticeship Policy Committee" means the New Jersey Apprenticeship Policy Committee established by an agreement between the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training in the United States Department of Labor, the State Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the State Department of Education and consisting of a representative of the Commissioner of the State Department of Education, a representative of the Commissioner of the State Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Director of Region II of the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training in the United States Department of Labor, and a representative of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development. "Credential" means a credential recognized by the Department of Education or the Commission on Higher Education, or approved by the Credentials Review Board established by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to section 25 of P.L.2005, c.354 (C.34:1A-1.10). "Department" means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. "Employment and training services" means: a. Counseling provided pursuant to section 4 of this act; b. Occupational training; or c. Remedial instruction. "Federal job training funds" means any moneys expended to obtain employment and training services, pursuant to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Pub.L.105-220 (29 U.S.C. s.2801 et seq.) or any other federal law pursuant to which moneys may be expended to obtain employment and training services or other employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities, except that, to the extent that the application of any specific provision of this act would cause the amount of federal job training funds provided to the State to be reduced, that provision shall not apply. "Labor demand occupation" means an occupation which: a. The Center for Occupational Employment Information has, pursuant to subsection d. of section 27 of P.L.2005, c.354 (C.34:1A-86), determined is or will be, on a regional basis, subject to a significant excess of demand over supply for trained workers, based on a comparison of the total need or anticipated need for trained workers with the total number being trained; or b. The Center for Occupational Employment Information, in conjunction with a Workforce Investment Board, has, pursuant to subsection d. of section 27 of P.L.2005, c.354 (C.34:1A-86), determined is or will be, in the region for which the board is responsible, subject to a significant excess of demand over supply for adequately trained workers, based on a comparison of total need or anticipated need for trained workers with the total number being trained. "Office of Customized Training" means the Office of Customized Training established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-5). "One Stop Career Center" means any of the facilities established, sponsored or designated by the State, a political subdivision of the State and a Workforce Investment Board in a local area to coordinate or make available State and local programs providing employment and training services or other employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities, including job placement services, and any other similar facility as may be established, sponsored or designated at any later time to coordinate or make available any of those programs, services or activities. "Permanent employment" means full-time employment unsubsidized by government training funds which provides a significant opportunity for career advancement and long-term job security. "Poverty level" means the official poverty level based on family size, established and adjusted under section 673 (2) of Subtitle B of the "Community Services Block Grant Act," Pub.L.97-35 (42 U.S.C. s.9902 (2)). "Qualified job counselor" means a job counselor whose qualifications meet standards established by the commissioner. "Qualified staff" means staff whose qualifications meet standards set by regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development. "Remedial education" or "remedial instruction" means any literacy or other basic skills training or instruction which may not be directly related to a particular occupation but is needed to facilitate success in occupational training or work performance, including training or instruction in basic mathematics, reading comprehension, basic computer literacy, English proficiency and work-readiness skills. "Self-sufficiency" for an individual means a level of earnings from employment not lower than 250% of the poverty level for an individual, taking into account the size of the individual's family. "Service provider," "training provider" or "provider" means a provider of employment and training services including but not limited to a private or public school or institution of higher education, a business, a labor organization or a community-based organization. "State Eligible Training Provider List" means the Statewide list of eligible training providers maintained pursuant to section 14 of P.L.2005, c.354 (C.34:15C-10.2). "Vocational training" or "occupational training" means training or instruction which is related to an occupation and is designed to enhance the marketable skills and earning power of a worker or job seeker. "Workforce investment services" means core, intensive, and training services as defined by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Pub.L.105-220 (29 U.S.C. s.2801 et seq.). L.1992, c.48, s.1; amended 2001, c.152, s.4; 2004, c.39, s.6; 2005, c.354, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-32 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-32
Definitions relative to school employee collective negotiations.
Status: in_force

2. For the purposes of this act: "Employer" or "public employer" means any local or regional school district, charter school and its board of trustees, vocational school district, educational services commission, jointure commission, county special services school district, community college, county college, or board or commission under the authority of the Commissioner of Education, the State Board of Education, or the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education. "Majority representative" means the majority representative of the employees in a collective bargaining unit which is recognized or certified as the majority representative as the result of recognition or certification procedures under the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.), or is voluntarily recognized by the employer. "Commission" means the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission. L.2003,c.126,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.100 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.100
Prevailing wage rates.
Status: in_force

2. Not less than the prevailing wage rate for a 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.), shall be paid to a worker employed in the performance of any construction undertaken in connection with a data center construction project that is designed to have an annual usage of five megawatts or greater after construction. L.2025, c.335, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-21.32 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.32
Findings, declarations relative to certain stem cell, life sciences, and biomedical research.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: Millions of people suffer from currently incurable diseases and injuries, and recent medical science, including the use of new regenerative medical therapies such as the use of a special type of human cells called "stem cells," provides indications that cures and treatments for certain of these diseases and injuries can be developed; The development of such cures and treatments will improve New Jersey's health care system, can reduce long-term health care costs, and can benefit the New Jersey economy by creating projects, jobs and therapies; The State of New Jersey is home to many of the leading life sciences, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies and the State seeks to preserve its leading role, attract investment, attract scientists, enhance research and, toward that end, seeks to finance facilities for entities involved in stem cell research, life sciences and biomedical research; Financing stem cell research facilities and life sciences and biomedical research facilities will substantially further the public interest and can most economically be financed through a bond issue; and The State of New Jersey has determined that bonds issued by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority are the most desirable means to provide funding for such facilities and projects. L.2006,c.102,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15E-3 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15E / Section 15E-3
Definitions.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Apprenticeship Policy Committee" or "committee" means the New Jersey Apprenticeship Policy Committee which: a. Was established by a written agreement of: the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training in the U.S. Department of Labor; the State Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and the State Department of Education; and b. Consists of: the Assistant Commissioner, State Department of Education, Division of Adult and Occupational Education; the Director of Region II of the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training in the U.S. Department of Labor; an assistant commissioner of the State Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and a representative of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO. "Apprenticeship program" means a registered apprenticeship program providing to each trainee combined classroom and on-the-job training under the direct and close supervision of a highly skilled worker in an occupation recognized as an apprenticeable trade, and registered by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the U.S. Department of Labor and meeting the standards established by the bureau, or registered by a State apprenticeship agency recognized by the bureau. "Labor demand occupation" means an occupation for which there is or is likely to be an excess of demand over supply for adequately trained workers, including, but not limited to, an occupation designated as a labor demand occupation by the New Jersey Occupational Information Coordinating Committee pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:1A-78). "Youth Transitions to Work Partnership" or "Partnership" means the Youth Transitions to Work Partnership established pursuant to section 4 of this act. L.1993, c.268, s.3; amended 2007, c.39, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6B-18 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6B / Section 6B-18
Penalties sole remedy; construction of act.
Status: in_force

8. The penalties set forth in section 9 of this act shall be the sole remedy provided for violations of this act. Nothing set forth in this act shall be construed as creating or establishing a standard of care or duty for employers with respect to any law other than this act. Evidence that an employer has violated, or is alleged to have violated, the provisions of this act, shall not be admissible in any legal proceeding with respect to any law or claim other than a proceeding to enforce the provisions of this act. Nothing set forth in this act shall be construed as creating, establishing or authorizing a private cause of action by an aggrieved person against an employer who has violated, or is alleged to have violated, the provisions of this act. L.2014, c.32, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-95.3 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-95.3
Application of chapter; exemption of mutual agricultural insurance companies
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article (s. 34:15-70 et seq.) shall apply to any mutual agricultural insurance company incorporated under chapter 252 of the laws of 1905, being "A supplement to an act entitled "An act to provide for the regulation and incorporation of insurance companies and to regulate the transaction of insurance business in this State,' approved April 3, 1902," so long as any such company continues to confine the issuance of its policies of insurance to persons engaged in agricultural pursuits. L.1954, c. 191, p. 721, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-33.3 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-33.3
Authority to enter into agreement with other jurisdiction; declaration of determination
Status: in_force

If the State Treasurer shall determine, as evidenced by a declaration filed in the office of the Secretary of State, that (a) the laws of a foreign taxing jurisdiction offer a tax advantage to residents of this State contingent in whole or in part upon the existence of an agreement between that jurisdiction and this State under which this State will furnish to that jurisdiction, or agency thereof, information in regard to names and addresses, in that jurisdiction, of such categories of residents of that jurisdiction employed in this State as shall be specified by that jurisdiction, or agency thereof, and that (b) compliance with the prerequisites to securing such tax advantage is within the authority of this State under this act and will not, in the judgment of the State Treasurer, be unduly burdensome in comparison to the advantage to be derived; then, upon the filing of such declaration of determination, the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury, on behalf of this State, shall enter into such agreement with that jurisdiction. L.1961, c. 10, p. 30, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.73 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.73
Definitions relative to a skilled and trained workforce in certain construction work.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Apprenticeship program" means a registered apprenticeship program providing to each trainee combined classroom and on-the-job training under the direct and close supervision of a highly skilled worker in an occupation recognized as an apprenticeable trade, registered by the Office of Apprenticeship of the U.S. Department of Labor. "Approved advanced safety training for workers at high hazard facilities" means a curriculum approved by the State Office of Apprenticeship pursuant to section 4 of this act. "Labor organization" means an organization which represents, for purposes of collective bargaining, employees of contractors or subcontractors engaged in contracting subject to the provisions of subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.2020, c.65 (C.34:11-56.74), and has the present ability to refer, provide or represent a sufficient number of qualified employees to perform the contracted work in a manner consistent with the provisions of P.L.2020, c.65 (C.34:11-56.72 et seq.) and a plan mutually agreed upon by the labor organization and the owner or operator. "OEM" means original equipment manufacturer and refers to organizations who manufacture or fabricate equipment for sale directly to purchasers or other resellers. "Prevailing hourly wage rate" means the prevailing hourly wage rate set for the applicable occupation and geographic area pursuant to the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act," P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.). "Registered apprentice" means an apprentice registered in an apprenticeship program who is performing work covered by the standards of that apprenticeship program and receiving the supervision required by the standards of that apprenticeship program. "Skilled journeyperson" means a worker who: a. Has either graduated from an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation, or has at least as many hours of on-the-job experience in the applicable occupation as would be required to graduate from an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation; and b. Has completed within the prior two calendar years at least 20 hours of approved advanced safety training for workers at high hazard facilities, including approved advanced safety training that occurred in an approved apprenticeship program. This requirement shall apply only to work performed on or after January 1, 2025. "Skilled and trained workforce" means a workforce that meets all of the following criteria: a. (1) All the workers shall, as of January 1, 2021, be paid at least 80 percent of the applicable prevailing hourly wage rate, and shall be either registered apprentices or skilled journeypersons; (2) All the workers shall, as of January 1, 2022, be paid at least 85 percent of the applicable prevailing hourly wage rate, and shall be either registered apprentices or skilled journeypersons; (3) All the workers shall, as of January 1, 2023, be paid at least 90 percent of the applicable prevailing hourly wage rate, and shall be either registered apprentices or skilled journeypersons; and (4) All the workers shall, as of January 1, 2024, be paid the applicable prevailing hourly wage rate, and shall be either registered apprentices or skilled journeypersons. b. All the workers have, as of January 1, 2025, completed within the prior two calendar years at least 20 hours of approved advanced safety training for workers at high hazard facilities. c. (1) As of January 1, 2021, at least 30 percent of the skilled journeypersons shall be graduates of an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation. (2) As of January 1, 2022, at least 40 percent of the skilled journeypersons shall be graduates of an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation. (3) As of January 1, 2023, at least 50 percent of the skilled journeypersons shall be graduates of an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation. (4) As of January 1, 2024, at least 60 percent of the skilled journeypersons shall be graduates of an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation. (5) As of January 1, 2025, all of the workers shall have completed within the prior two calendar years at least 20 hours of approved advanced safety training for workers at high hazard facilities, except that the requirements of this subsection c. shall not apply to the extent that the contractor requests qualified workers from a labor organization that refers or provides qualified workers, but the organization is unable to refer or provide sufficient qualified workers within 48 hours of the request, Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays excepted, and shall not apply to the extent that compliance is impracticable because an emergency requires immediate action to prevent harm to public health or safety or to the environment, but the criteria shall again apply as soon as the emergency is over or it becomes practicable for contractors to obtain a qualified workforce. "State Office of Apprenticeship" means the Office of Apprenticeship in the State Department of Labor and Workforce Development. "The State Office of Apprenticeship" does not mean the Office of Apprenticeship in the United States Department of Labor. L.2020, c.65, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:4-3 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-3
Enforcement; penalty for noncompliance
Status: in_force

The commissioner or the building inspector, as the case may be, shall enforce the provisions of this chapter by order in writing served upon the owner, tenant or lessee, specifying the directions to be executed and the time limited for the completion thereof. A person neglecting to comply with the terms of such order within the time limited, or any extension thereof granted by the commissioner or building inspector shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars and to a further penalty of ten dollars for each day that shall elapse after the expiration of the time limit until compliance is made with the terms of such order. Such penalties shall be cumulative, and more than one penalty may be recovered in the same action.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-241.1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-241.1
Definitions relative to small business loan program including certain dairy farms, operations.
Status: in_force

1. As used in P.L.2011, c.201 (C.34:1B-241.1 et seq.): "Authority" means the New Jersey Economic Development Authority established by section 4 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-4). "Department" means the Department of Agriculture established pursuant to R.S.4:1-1. "Eligible farming operation" means two or more business entities that are engaged in farming operations in the State, that are applying together for participation in the small business loan program established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2019, c.240 (C.34:1B-241.2), and that, at the time of the application, are independently owned and operated, participate in an agricultural commodity or product marketing and development program operated by the Department of Agriculture, and satisfy other criteria that may be established by the authority pursuant to P.L.2019, c.240. "Eligible small business" means a business entity that, at the time of application for participation in the small business loan program established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2011, c.201 (C.34:1B-241.2), is independently owned and operated, operates primarily within this State, and which satisfies other criteria that may be established by the authority. "Eligible small business" shall include qualified dairy farmers and eligible farming operations. "Farm equipment" means equipment used directly for farming operations. "Farming operations" mean any activities connected to the commercial growing, harvesting, processing, producing, or raising of agricultural products in the State, including crops, dairy animals, livestock, fur-bearing animals, poultry, bees, crops used in fermented alcoholic beverages and wine, and any products therefrom, including organic agricultural products; aquacultural products; horticultural products; and silviculture products. "Qualified dairy farmer" means a person or business entity that produces valued-added dairy products and that, at the time of application for participation in the small business loan program and receipt of a loan under the program, is independently owned and operated, operates primarily within this State, and satisfies other criteria that may be established by the authority. "Value-added dairy product" means a dairy product created by a qualified dairy farmer by means of a change in the physical state of a dairy commodity, and shall include, but not be limited to, cheese, cultured sour cream, yogurt, kefir, butter, ice cream, evaporated milk, condensed milk, and concentrated milk. L.2011, c.201, s.1; amended 2019, c.240, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15D-7 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15D / Section 15D-7
Counseling.
Status: in_force

7. Counseling shall be made available by the department to each qualified displaced worker or qualified disadvantaged worker applying to participate in the Workforce Development Partnership program and, in the case of a qualified disadvantaged worker who is a recipient of, or eligible for, benefits under the Work First New Jersey Program, to participate in the Workforce Development Partnership program or in any of those employment-directed workforce development programs or activities transferred to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2004, c.39 (C.34:1A-1.3) which provide employment and training services as defined in section 3 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-3), including the services indicated in paragraphs (11) through (16) of subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.2004, c.39 (C.34:1A-1.3). Counseling may also be made available to a qualified employed worker who seeks remedial instruction or is selected to participate in a customized training program, if the worker's employer requests the counseling. The counseling shall be provided by a job counselor hired and employed by the State pursuant to Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes, or hired and employed by a political subdivision of the State, or be provided by a qualified job counselor hired and employed by a non-profit organization which began functioning as the One Stop Career Center operator with the written consent of the chief elected official and the commissioner prior to the effective date of P.L.2004, c.39 (C.34:1A-1.2 et al.), or be provided by a qualified job counselor hired and employed by an approved community-based or faith-based organization to provide counseling which the organization entered into an agreement to provide before the effective date of P.L.2004, c.39 (C.34:1A-1.2 et al.), or be provided by a qualified business counselor hired and employed by an approved community-based or faith-based organization to provide counseling for individuals seeking to embark upon a microenterprise self-employment venture. In the case of a qualified disadvantaged worker who is a recipient of, or is eligible for, benefits under the Work First New Jersey Program, the counseling provided pursuant to this section shall be the counseling for the provision of employment and training services either under the Workforce Development Partnership program or under programs or activities transferred to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2004, c.39 (C.34:1A-1.3), but the counseling provided pursuant to this section shall be provided in conjunction and in coordination with counseling provided in connection with any services, other than training and employment services, made available to the disadvantaged worker under programs or activities transferred to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2004, c.39 (C.34:1A-1.3). The purpose of any job counseling made available pursuant to this section is to assist each worker in obtaining the employment and training services most likely to enable the worker to obtain employment providing self-sufficiency for the worker and also to provide the worker with the greatest opportunity for long-range career advancement with high levels of productivity and earning power. The purpose of any business counseling provided pursuant to this section is to assist each individual seeking to embark upon a microenterprise self-employment venture with counseling by qualified business counselors determined to be necessary and appropriate for the success of the microenterprise self-employment venture. The counseling shall include: a. Testing and assessment of the worker's job skills and aptitudes, including the worker's literacy skills and other basic skills. Basic skills testing and assessment shall be provided to the worker unless information is provided regarding the worker's educational background and occupational or professional experience which clearly demonstrates that the worker's basic skill level meets the standards established pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1989, c.293 (C.34:15C-11) or unless the worker is already participating in a remedial instruction program which meets those standards; b. An evaluation by a qualified job counselor of what remedial instruction, or by a qualified business counselor of what microenterprise self-employment training, if any, is determined to be necessary for the worker to advance in his current career or occupation, or microenterprise self-employment venture, or to succeed in any particular occupational training which the worker would undertake under the program, provided that the remedial instruction shall be at a level not lower than that needed to meet the standards established pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1989, c.293 (C.34:15C-11); c. The provision to the worker of information regarding any of the labor demand occupations for which training meets the requirements of section 4 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-4) in the worker's case, including information about the wage levels in those occupations, the profitability of self-employed microentrepreneurs in those occupations, and information regarding the effectiveness of approved service providers of occupational training, or microenterprise training, in occupations which the worker is considering, including a consumer report card on service providers showing the long-term success of former trainees of each provider in obtaining permanent employment, or establishing a self-employed microenterprise business, and increasing earnings over one or more time periods following the completion or other termination of training, including a period of two years following the completion or other termination of training; d. The timely provision of information to the worker regarding the services and benefits available to the worker, and all actions required of the worker to obtain the services and benefits, under the provisions of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-1 et seq.) and P.L.1992, c.47 (C.43:21-57 et al.), and under the Work First New Jersey program in the case of a qualified disadvantaged worker receiving or eligible for benefits under that program; and the provision to the worker of a written statement of the worker's rights and responsibilities with respect to programs for which the worker is eligible, which includes a full disclosure to the worker of the worker's right to obtain the services most likely to enable the worker to obtain employment providing self-sufficiency and the workers' right not to be denied training services for any of the reasons indicated in subsection d. of section 6 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-6), including the worker's right not to be denied training services because the worker already has identifiable occupational skills, if those existing skills are for employment with a level of earnings lower than the level of self-sufficiency; e. Discussion with the counselor of the results of the testing and evaluation; and f. The development of a written Employability Development Plan identifying the training, employment and other workforce investment services, including any needed remedial instruction, to be provided to the worker pursuant to this act. In the case of a qualified disadvantaged worker, the Employability Development Plan will be, to the greatest extent possible while remaining in compliance with any applicable federal requirements, coordinated and made consistent with any individual responsibility plan developed for the worker under the Work First New Jersey program. In the case of a qualified disadvantaged worker who is or was receiving, or who is eligible for but not receiving, benefits under the Work First New Jersey program, and who does not have a marketable bachelor's degree, the counselor may approve, as part of the workers' Employability Development Plan, the replacement of Work First New Jersey program benefits by Supplemental Workforce Development Benefits paid to the disadvantaged worker for full-time educational activity without, or with insufficient, other work activity from available resources for employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities transferred from the Department of Human Services pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2004, c.39 (C.34:1A-1.3) or from the account of the Workforce Development Partnership Fund reserved for qualified disadvantaged workers pursuant to subsection b. of section 9 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-9), for any period of time for which the counselor determines that: (1) Full-time remedial instruction to obtain a high school diploma or G.E.D. or full-time post-secondary education in a two-year or four-year degree-granting educational program with a course of study related to work, even if the duration of the full-time education is longer than two years, is the training and employment service that is most likely to enable the worker to obtain employment providing self-sufficiency; (2) The worker has responsibility during that period of time for the care of dependent children or other family members unable to care for themselves the magnitude of which, if added to the full-time instructional or educational activities indicated in paragraph (1) of this subsection, make it likely that any additional work activity will jeopardize the success of the instructional or educational activity; and (3) Providing Work First New Jersey program benefits to the worker during that period of time for the full-time instructional or educational activity without, or with insufficient, work activities would result in a loss of benefits for the worker pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-63) or would be counted toward the maximum limit of 60 cumulative months of Work First New Jersey program benefits provided to the worker pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1997, c.37 (C.44:10-72). With respect to the use of the funds deposited during any fiscal year in the account of the Workforce Development Partnership Fund reserved for qualified disadvantaged workers pursuant to subsection b. of section 9 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-9), first priority shall be given for the payment of Supplemental Workforce Development Benefits pursuant to this subsection. Not more than 1,500 qualified disadvantaged workers shall receive Supplemental Workforce Development Benefits pursuant to this subsection at any one time. With respect to using available resources for employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities transferred from the Department of Human Services pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2004, c.39 (C.34:1A-1.3) for Supplemental Workforce Development Benefits, no federal funds which are part of those resources may be used for Supplemental Workforce Development Benefits which result in the imposition of conditions of participation other than those established by this subsection. If federal funds are used for childcare costs of a participant, the Department of Human Services may transfer the funds to the Child Care and Development Block Grant, as permitted by law and as needed to permit the use of the federal funds while preventing any loss of benefits to the participant and preventing the childcare time from being counted toward the participant's maximum limit of 60 cumulative months of Work First New Jersey program benefits. The counselor shall assist in facilitating the use, to the maximum extent possible, of Pell grants or other available educational grants to pay for tuition and other educational costs of a recipient of Supplemental Workforce Development Benefits provided pursuant to this section. The requirements for receiving Supplemental Workforce Development Benefits may include work-site experience which will enhance the participant's employability in the participant's field, provided that the required sum of class hours for a full-time class schedule, hours of study time at not less than one and one half times class time, and hours of work-site experience, shall not exceed 40 hours per week and that the commissioner shall adopt regulations for reasonable adjustments in participation requirements for good cause, including verifiable needs related to physical or mental health problems, illness, accident or death or serious personal or family problems that necessitate reduced participation, provided further that no individual shall receive Supplemental Workforce Development Benefits for a period of more than five years. The commissioner shall adopt regulations setting standards for satisfactory academic progress for continued participation. Participation may not be denied for any of the reasons which subsection d. of section 6 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-6) prohibits from being used to deny training grants. For the purposes of this section, "Work First New Jersey benefits" means benefits for which a worker and the worker's family would be eligible if the worker was participating in the Work First New Jersey program or any successor program to the Work First New Jersey program. Counseling made available at the request of an employer participating in a customized training program may include only those components requested by the employer. All information regarding a worker applicant or trainee which is obtained or compiled in connection with the testing, assessment and evaluation and which may be identified with the worker shall be confidential and shall not be released to an entity other than the worker, the counselor, the department or partners of the One-Stop system as necessary for them to provide training and employment services or other workforce investment services to the individual, unless the worker provides written permission to the department for the release of the information or the information is used solely for program evaluation. L.1992, c.43, s.7; amended 2001, c.152, s.11; 2004, c.39, s.12; 2005, c.354, s.23; 2017, c.25, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-179 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-179
Findings, declarations relative to film production assistance
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The film industry spent over $69 million in this State in the year 2000 on a record 664 different projects including 88 feature films; b. The creation of additional incentives to attract film companies to this State will make substantial contributions to the State's continued economic growth and development; c. In order to attract greater investment by film companies in this State, it is important to establish a film production assistance program with sufficient incentives to encourage new film projects and investment in this State. L.2003,c.182,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-15.2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-15.2
Hospital service; care required; expenses
Status: in_force

Whenever hospital service is required to cure or to relieve an injured workman of the effects of the injury or to restore the functions of the injured member or organ or to provide treatment for occupational disease in accordance with the provisions of the chapter hereby supplemented, the injured workman shall be entitled to hospital service of a quality and character no less than that provided for patients receiving services known as "semi-private" room care, and shall be entitled to such nursing service as may be deemed proper by the treating physician, the expense thereof to be paid or reimbursed, in accordance with the provisions of section 34:15-15 of the Revised Statutes and chapter 207 of the laws of 1953, by the employer. No hospital shall supply the injured workman with services of lesser quality or character than "semi-private" room care if a "semi-private" room or a "private room" is available. L.1966, c. 115, s. 1, eff. June 17, 1966.
N.J. Stat. § 34:16-49 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-49
Labels or stamps; contents.
Status: in_force

5. Any worker with a disability, or any public or private institution or agency, corporation, firm, or association, registered with the division pursuant to P.L.1975, c.350 (C.34:16-45 et seq.), engaged in the manufacture or distribution of articles of merchandise, made or manufactured by a person or persons with a disability, shall imprint or stamp upon such articles of merchandise or affix thereto labels containing the words, "made by a worker with a disability," to which shall be added the name of the manufacturer, the place of manufacture, and such other information as the division may prescribe. L.1975, c.350, s.5; amended 1979, c.335, s.6; 2017, c.131, s.142.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6B-10 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6B / Section 6B-10
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

6. a. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent an employer from complying with the requirements of State or federal statutes, rules or regulations, case law or rules of self-regulatory organizations. b. Nothing in this act shall prevent an employer from implementing and enforcing a policy pertaining to the use of an employer issued electronic communications device or any accounts or services provided by the employer or that the employee uses for business purposes. c. Nothing in this act shall prevent an employer from conducting an investigation: (1) for the purpose of ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulatory requirements or prohibitions against work-related employee misconduct based on the receipt of specific information about activity on a personal account by an employee; or (2) of an employee's actions based on the receipt of specific information about the unauthorized transfer of an employer's proprietary information, confidential information or financial data to a personal account by an employee. d. Nothing in this act shall prevent an employer from viewing, accessing, or utilizing information about a current or prospective employee that can be obtained in the public domain. L.2013, c.155, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-4 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-4
"New Jersey Economic Development Authority."
Status: in_force

4. a. There is hereby established in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury a public body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the "New Jersey Economic Development Authority." The authority is hereby constituted as an instrumentality of the State exercising public and essential governmental functions, and the exercise by the authority of the powers conferred by the provisions of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-1 et seq.) or section 6 of P.L.2001, c.401 (C.34:1B-4.1) shall be deemed and held to be an essential governmental function of the State. b. The authority shall consist of the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, an officer or employee of the Executive Branch of State government appointed by the Governor, and the State Treasurer, who shall be members ex officio, and eight public members appointed by the Governor as follows: two public members (who shall not be legislators) shall be appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the Senate President; two public members (who shall not be legislators) shall be appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly; and four public members shall be appointed by the Governor, all for terms of three years. In addition, a public member of the State Economic Recovery Board established pursuant to section 36 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-36) appointed by the board, shall serve as a non-voting, ex officio member of the authority. Each member shall hold office for the term of the member's appointment and until the member's successor shall have been appointed and qualified. A member shall be eligible for reappointment. Any vacancy in the membership occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment but for the unexpired term only. In the event the authority shall by resolution determine to accept the declaration of an urban growth zone by any municipality, the mayor or other chief executive officer of such municipality shall ex officio be a member of the authority for the purpose of participating and voting on all matters pertaining to such urban growth zone. The Governor shall appoint three alternate members of the authority, of which one alternate member (who shall not be a legislator) shall be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Senate President, and one alternate member (who shall not be a legislator) shall be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly; and one alternate member shall be appointed by the Governor, all for terms of three years. The chairperson may authorize an alternate member, in order of appointment, to exercise all of the powers, duties and responsibilities of such member, including, but not limited to, the right to vote on matters before the authority. Each alternate member shall hold office for the term of the member's appointment and until the member's successor shall have been appointed and qualified. An alternate member shall be eligible for reappointment. Any vacancy in the alternate membership occurring other than by the expiration of a term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment but for the unexpired term only. Any reference to a member of the authority in this act shall be deemed to include alternate members unless the context indicates otherwise. The terms of office of the members and alternate members of the authority appointed by the Governor who are serving on July 18, 2000 shall expire upon the appointment by the Governor of eight public members and three alternate members. The initial appointments of the eight public members shall be as follows: the two members appointed upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate and the two members appointed upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly shall serve terms of three years; two members shall serve terms of two years; and two members shall serve terms of one year. The initial appointments of the alternate members shall be as follows: the alternate member appointed upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate shall serve a term of three years; the alternate member appointed upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly shall serve a term of two years; and one alternate member shall serve a term of one year. No member shall be appointed who is holding elective office. c. Each member appointed by the Governor may be removed from office by the Governor, for cause, after a public hearing, and may be suspended by the Governor pending the completion of such hearing. Each member before entering upon his duties shall take and subscribe an oath to perform the duties of the office faithfully, impartially and justly to the best of his ability. A record of such oaths shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. d. A chairperson shall be appointed by the Governor from the public members. The members of the authority shall elect from their remaining number a vice chairperson and a treasurer thereof. The authority shall employ an executive director who shall be its secretary and chief executive officer. The powers of the authority shall be vested in the members thereof in office from time to time and seven members of the authority shall constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof; provided, however, that the public member designated by the State Economic Recovery Board pursuant to the "Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act," P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.) shall not count toward the quorum. Action may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the authority at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of at least seven members of the authority. No vacancy in the membership of the authority shall impair the right of a quorum of the members to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the authority. e. Each member of the authority shall execute a bond to be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of such member in such form and amount as may be prescribed by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury. Such bonds shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. At all times thereafter the members and treasurer of the authority shall maintain such bonds in full force and effect. All costs of such bonds shall be borne by the authority. f. The members of the authority shall serve without compensation, but the authority shall reimburse its members for actual expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of their duties. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no officer or employee of the State shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall forfeit any office or employment or any benefits or emoluments thereof by reason of the acceptance of the office of ex officio member of the authority or any services therein. g. Each ex officio member of the authority may designate an officer or employee of the member's department to represent the member at meetings of the authority, and each such designee may lawfully vote and otherwise act on behalf of the member for whom the person constitutes the designee. Any such designation shall be in writing delivered to the authority and shall continue in effect until revoked or amended by writing delivered to the authority. h. The authority may be dissolved by act of the Legislature on condition that the authority has no debts or obligations outstanding or that provision has been made for the payment or retirement of such debts or obligations. Upon any such dissolution of the authority, all property, funds and assets thereof shall be vested in the State. i. A true copy of the minutes of every meeting of the authority shall be forthwith delivered by and under the certification of the secretary thereof to the Governor. No action taken at such meeting by the authority shall have force or effect until 10 days, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays excepted, after the copy of the minutes shall have been so delivered, unless during such 10-day period the Governor shall approve the same in which case such action shall become effective upon such approval. If, in that 10-day period, the Governor returns such copy of the minutes with veto of any action taken by the authority or any member thereof at such meeting, such action shall be null and void and of no effect. The powers conferred in this subsection i. upon the Governor shall be exercised with due regard for the rights of the holders of bonds and notes of the authority at any time outstanding, and nothing in, or done pursuant to, this subsection i. shall in any way limit, restrict or alter the obligation or powers of the authority or any representative or officer of the authority to carry out and perform in every detail each and every covenant, agreement or contract at any time made or entered into by or on behalf of the authority with respect to its bonds or notes or for the benefit, protection or security of the holders thereof. j. On or before March 31 in each year, the authority shall make an annual report of its activities for the preceding calendar year to the Governor and the Legislature. Each such report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering the authority's operations during the year. The authority shall cause an audit of its books and accounts to be made at least once in each year by certified public accountants and cause a copy thereof to be filed with the Secretary of State and the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury. k. The Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury and the director's legally authorized representatives are hereby authorized and empowered from time to time to examine the accounts, books and records of the authority including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, sinking funds, investments and any other matters relating thereto and to its financial standing. l. No member, officer, employee or agent of the authority shall be interested, either directly or indirectly, in any project or school facilities project, or in any contract, sale, purchase, lease or transfer of real or personal property to which the authority is a party. L.1974, c.80, s.4; amended 1977, c.393, s.3; 1980, c.50; 1981, c.122, s.13; 1991, c.392; 1992, c.16, s.12; 1995, c.227; 2000, c.72, s.45; 2001, c.401, s.2; 2002, c.43, s.69; 2007, c.253, s.13; 2008, c.27, s.27.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-90.3 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-90.3
Effective date.
Status: in_force

4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009, except that the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance may take such anticipatory administrative action in advance as shall be necessary for the orderly transition of the new Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau and proper implementation of this act. L.2008, c.97, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-39 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-39
Agreements and releases invalid
Status: in_force

No agreement, composition, or release of damages made before the happening of any accident, except the agreement defined in section 34:15-7 of this title shall be valid or shall bar a claim for damages for the injury resulting therefrom, and any such agreement is declared to be against public policy. The receipt of benefits from any association, society, or fund to which the employee shall have been a contributor shall not bar the recovery of damages by action at law or the recovery of compensation under article 2 of this chapter (s. 34:15-7 et seq.).
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-410 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-410
Certifications evidencing capital investment, employment requirements were met, Next New Jersey Manufacturing Program.
Status: in_force

8. a. Upon completion of the capital investment and employment requirements of the program, an eligible business shall submit certifications to the authority, in a form and manner prescribed by the authority, evidencing that the eligible business has satisfied the conditions relating to the capital investment and employment requirements of the project agreement, and including such supporting evidence as the authority deems necessary. The chief executive officer of the business, or an equivalent officer, shall certify that all factual representations made by the business to the authority pursuant to this subsection are true under the penalty of perjury. b. (1) In accordance with the project agreement, beginning upon the receipt of occupancy permits for any portion of the project, or upon any other event evidencing project completion as set forth in the project agreement, an eligible business shall be allowed a tax credit in an amount determined pursuant to this subsection. No more than the amount of tax credits equal to the total credit amount awarded under the program divided by the duration of the eligibility period in years may be taken in any tax period. (2) Not including any bonus awarded pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the amount of the tax credit awarded under the program to an eligible business shall be the lesser of: (a) the product of 0.1 percent of the eligible business’s total capital investment, multiplied by the number of new full-time jobs; (b) 25 percent of the eligible business’s total capital investment; or (c) $150,000,000. (3) The authority may in its discretion establish one or more bonuses, not to exceed a total of five percent of the award approved by the authority pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, for which an eligible business may apply in a form and manner prescribed by the authority. Criteria related to the eligibility for, and approval of, such bonuses shall be established in rules and regulations adopted in accordance with section 10 of P.L.2025, c.123 (C.34:1B-412), and may include, but shall not limited to, the following: the eligible business’s qualified business facility is located in an opportunity zone eligible census tract pursuant to 26 U.S.C. s.1400Z-1; the eligible business is certified as part of the Business Certification Program administered by the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services in the Department of the Treasury; the eligible business has at least one active and executed collective bargaining agreement; the eligible business operates in a targeted industry or part of the supply chain for a targeted industry; and any other criteria as determined by the authority. c. (1) Commencing in the year in which the grant of tax credits is issued and for the remainder of the commitment period, an eligible business that is awarded tax credits under the program shall submit an annual report, no later than the date indicated in the project agreement, indicating whether the eligible business continues to maintain the number of new full-time jobs, and the salaries thereof, specified in the project agreement. As part of the annual report, an eligible business shall provide to the authority a copy of its applicable New Jersey tax return and the quarterly wage report required under R.S.43:21-14 submitted to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, together with an annual payroll report showing the new full-time jobs that were created in accordance with the project agreement and the new full-time jobs created during each subsequent year of the commitment period. In the annual report, an eligible business shall explain the reason, if applicable, for any discrepancies between the annual payroll report submitted by the eligible business and the quarterly wage report. The failure of an eligible business to submit the information required pursuant to this paragraph shall result in the forfeiture of the award for that year. The chief executive officer of the eligible business, or an equivalent officer, shall certify that the information provided pursuant to this paragraph is true under the penalty of perjury. Claims, records, or statements submitted by an eligible business to the authority in order to receive tax credits shall not be considered claims, records, or statements made in connection with State tax laws. (2) Upon receipt and review of each report submitted during the eligibility period, the authority shall provide to the eligible business and the director a certificate of compliance indicating the amount of tax credits that the eligible business may apply against its tax liability. The authority shall pro rate the tax credit for the first and last years of the eligibility period based on the number of full months the project was certified in the year the eligible business first certifies. d. (1) Upon receipt by the director of the certificate of compliance, the director shall allow the eligible business a tax credit. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation 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 time the business is required to maintain the project at a location in New Jersey, as set forth in the incentive 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. The tax certificate holder or transferee may carry forward an unused credit resulting from the limitations of paragraph (3) of this subsection, if necessary, for use in any of the next 10 successive tax periods, which credit shall expire thereafter. (2) The amount of credit allowed may be applied against the tax liability otherwise due pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-5), sections 2 and 3 of P.L.1945, c.132 (C.54:18A-2 and C.54:18A-3), section 1 of P.L.1950, c.231 (C.17:32-15), or N.J.S.17B:23-5. (3) The director shall prescribe the order of priority of the application of the credit allowed under this section and any other credits allowed by law against the tax imposed under section 5 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-5). The amount of a credit applied under this section against the tax imposed pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-5) for a privilege period, together with any other credits allowed by law, shall not reduce the tax liability to an amount less than the statutory minimum provided in subsection (e) of section 5 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-5). e. An eligible business shall forfeit the credit amount for any tax period for which the eligible business's documentation remains uncertified as of the date for certification indicated in the project agreement, although credit amounts for the remainder of the years of the eligibility period shall remain available to the eligible business. f. If, in any tax period, the number of new employees in eligible positions, or the salaries thereof, drops below 80 percent of the number of new employees in eligible positions specified in the project agreement or the amount required as a condition of program eligibility pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2025, c.123 (C.34:1B-406), whichever is greater, then the eligible business shall forfeit all tax credits allowed for that tax period and each subsequent tax period, until the first tax period in which the authority has reviewed and approved documentation, submitted by the eligible business, demonstrating that the number of new employees in eligible positions, or the salaries thereof, is not less than 80 percent of the number specified in the project agreement or the amount required as a condition of program eligibility pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2025, c.123 (C.34:1B-406), whichever is greater. L.2025, c.123, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 34:8-52 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-52
Violations
Status: in_force

It shall be a violation of the provisions of this act for any person to: a. Open, conduct, or maintain, either directly or indirectly, an employment agency or perform any of the functions of an employment agency without first obtaining a valid employment agency license from the director and complying with all requirements of this act regarding agents' licenses for the agents of the agency. A license shall not authorize the furnishing of help or employment or the furnishing of information where help or employment may be procured in the capacity of baby sitters. A license shall not authorize activities of any person other than the individual person or persons holding the license, except that a corporation may be the holder of an employment agency license. A license shall not authorize activities at any place other than the place designated in the license except upon issuance of a special permit by the director. A licensee may engage in activities requiring registration under sections 23, 24 and 25 of this act if it complies with the requirements of those sections. b. Conduct business, or any phase thereof, in any room or place where: (1) An individual sleeps or conducts his or her household affairs, unless the business premises have separate ingress and egress from the residential premises; (2) Premises are rented or leased on an hourly, daily, weekly, or other transient basis except as otherwise provided by regulation; c. Charge or accept payment of any fees which are greater than those shown by any schedule of fees which is required to be filed with the chief and posted in the agency; d. Accept and receive any gift as, or in lieu of, a fee; e. Divide or offer to divide fees, directly or indirectly, with prospective or actual employers or any agent, employee, or representative; f. Accept payment of a fee or attempt to collect any fee for a service rendered or product sold where employment has not been accepted, except that the requirements of this subsection shall not apply to any career counseling service if that service receives no prepayment for services or products and provides services or products strictly on an hourly basis, with no financial obligation required of the job seeker beyond the hourly fee for the services or products rendered; g. Falsely state or imply to a job seeker that the person is seeking to obtain individuals to perform services, tasks or labor for which salary, wages, or other compensation is to be paid; h. Send or cause to be sent any individual to any place used for unlawful purposes; i. Place or assist in placing an individual under 18 years of age into employment which is in violation of the laws of this State; j. Induce or compel any individual to enter the agency, for any purpose, by the use of force or by taking forcible possession of the individual's property; k. Publish or cause to be published any deceptive or misleading notice or advertisement. All advertisements of any agency by any means, including, but not limited to, cards, circulars or signs, or in newspapers and other publications, and all letterheads, receipts and blanks, shall contain the name and address of the agency; l. Make a deceptive or misleading representation to a job seeker or employer, or enter into any contract with any job seeker or employer or induce or attempt to induce any job seeker or employer to make any agreement, the provisions of which contract or agreement, if fulfilled, violate this act; m. Require that a job seeker enter into a contract with the agency or any specific lender for the purpose of fulfilling a financial obligation to the employment agency; n. Demand, charge, collect, or receive a fee unless in accordance with the terms of a written contract or agreement with a job seeker; o. Engage in any act or practice in violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) and regulations promulgated thereunder. L.1989, c.331, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 34:3A-9 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 3A / Section 3A-9
Pump shutoff switch; required
Status: in_force

Each gasoline station shall be equipped, at a location remote from the dispensing pumps, with a clearly identified and easily accessible switch or circuit breaker to shut off the power to all dispensing pumps in the event of an emergency or of a customer or other unauthorized person operating or attempting to operate the pump. L.1989, c.263, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-74 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-74
Compensation insurance provided for certain volunteers by municipality or county
Status: in_force

34:15-74. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the governing body of every municipality and the committee of every fire district shall provide compensation insurance for special, reserve or auxiliary policemen doing volunteer public police duty, for volunteer firemen doing public fire duty and volunteer first aid and emergency squad workers doing public first aid and rescue duty under the control or supervision of any commission, council or other governing body of the municipality or any board of fire commissioners of such municipality or of any fire district, and the board of chosen freeholders shall provide compensation insurance for county fire marshals and assistant county fire marshals, within the meaning of R.S.34:15-43. Such insurance shall provide compensation for every special, reserve or auxiliary policeman, and for every such fireman or authorized first aid or rescue squad worker or county fire marshal or assistant county fire marshal who shall be a member of any first aid or rescue squad created within the fire company of which he is a member or authorized first aid or rescue squad worker, or composed of members and authorized first aid or rescue squad workers of different fire companies in the same municipality for injuries received while acting in response to any call made upon such squad, for first aid or rescue work, whether such call be made because of a fire or otherwise. The provisions of this section shall not require the governing body of any municipality or the committee of any fire district which contributes to the support of a volunteer fire company or volunteer first aid or rescue squad serving said municipality or district but located, or its headquarters maintained, without said municipality or district to provide compensation insurance for the members of said company or squad who are covered by compensation insurance carried by the municipality or district within which said company or squad is located, or its headquarters maintained, whenever evidence of such insurance coverage is supplied to or otherwise obtained by said governing body or committee, nor shall the provisions of this section require the governing body of any municipality or the committee of any fire district to provide compensation insurance whenever evidence that a fire company has obtained its own insurance coverage is provided to the governing body or committee. Except as otherwise provided by this section, the governing body of a municipality or county shall provide compensation insurance for each emergency management volunteer registered with and doing emergency management service on behalf of that municipality or county pursuant to P.L.1942, c.251 (C.App. A:9-33 et seq.), unless the governing body provides workers' compensation coverage for each emergency management volunteer and has evidence of such coverage or the governing body has received or obtained proof that workers' compensation insurance coverage for each emergency management volunteer is provided by an emergency management council. The provisions of this section shall not require the governing body of a municipality to pay for compensation insurance or make reimbursement of any portion of the expense of medical, surgical or hospital treatment for an emergency management volunteer, if that insurance or reimbursement is being furnished by the United States Government or any agent thereof. Amended 1940,c.108; 1946,c.300,s.2; 1948,c.430,s.2; 1952,c.316,s.1; 1953,c.340,s.1; 1958,c.149,s.2; 1964,c.257,s.2; 1978,c.145,s.2; 1995,c.383,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:16-35 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-35
Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. L.1955, c. 64, p. 217, s. 16.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-1.17 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-1.17
Entrance into place of business, employment; stop-work order.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development and any agent of the commissioner, upon receipt of a complaint or through routine investigation for a violation of any State wage, benefit and tax law, including but not limited to a violation of R.S.34:15-79, or a failure to meet obligations required by R.S.43:21-7 or R.S.43:21-14, or for a violation of any provision of P.L.1940, c.153 (C.34:2-21.1 et seq.) or P.L.1989, c.293 (C.34:15C-1 et al.), is authorized to enter, during usual business hours, the place of business or employment of any employer of the individual to determine compliance with those laws, and for that purpose may examine payroll and other records and interview employees, call hearings, administer oaths, take testimony under oath and take interrogatories and oral depositions. b. The commissioner may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and records. Any entity that fails to furnish information required to the commissioner or agent of the commissioner upon request, or who refuses to admit the commissioner or agent to the place of employment of the employer, or who hinders or delays the commissioner or agent in the performance of duties in the enforcement of this section, may be fined not less than $1,000 and shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense. Each day of the failure to furnish the records to the commissioner or agent shall constitute a separate offense, and each day of refusal to admit, of hindering, or of delaying the commissioner or agent shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to the foregoing fines, and in addition to or as an alternative to any criminal proceedings, if an entity fails to comply with any subpoena lawfully issued, or upon the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter regarding which the witness may be lawfully interrogated, the commissioner may apply to the Superior Court to compel obedience by proceedings for contempt, in the same manner as in a failure to comply with the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court or a refusal to testify in the court. c. (1) If the commissioner determines, after either an initial determination as a result of an audit of a business or an investigation pursuant to subsection a. of this section, that an employer is in violation of any State wage, benefit and tax law, including but not limited to a violation of R.S.34:15-79, or a failure to meet obligations required by R.S.43:21-7 or R.S.43:21-14, or for a violation of any provision of P.L.1940, c.153 (C.34:2-21.1 et seq.) or P.L.1989, c.293 (C.34:15C-1 et al.), the commissioner may issue a stop-work order against the employer requiring cessation of all business operations of the employer at one or more worksites or across all of the employer's worksites and places of business. The stop-work order may be issued only against the employer found to be in violation or non-compliance. The commissioner shall serve a notification of intent to issue a stop-work order on the employer at the place of business or, for a particular employer worksite, at that worksite at least seven days prior to the issuance of a stop-work order. The order shall be effective when served upon the employer at the place of business or, for a particular employer worksite, when served at that worksite. The order shall remain in effect until the commissioner issues an order releasing the stop-work order upon finding that the employer has come into compliance and has paid any penalty deemed to be satisfactory to the commissioner, or after the commissioner determines, in a hearing held pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, that the employer did not commit the act on which the order was based. The stop-work order shall be effective against any successor entity engaged in the same or equivalent trade or activity that has one or more of the same principals or officers as the corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or sole proprietorship against which the stop-work order was issued. The commissioner may assess a civil penalty of $5,000 per day against an employer for each day that it conducts business operations that are in violation of the stop-work order. A request for hearing shall not automatically stay the effect of the order. (2) An employer who is subject to a stop-work order shall, within 72 hours of its receipt of the notification, have the right to appeal to the commissioner in writing for an opportunity to be heard and contest the stop-work order. Within seven business days of receipt of the notification from the employer, the commissioner shall hold a hearing to allow the employer to contest the issuance of a stop-work order. The department and the employer may present evidence and make any arguments in support of their respective positions on the imposition of the misclassification penalty. If a hearing is not held within seven business days of receipt of the notification from the employer, an administrative law judge shall have the authority to release the stop-work order. The commissioner shall issue a written decision within five business days of the hearing either upholding or reversing the employer's stop-work order. The decision shall include the grounds for upholding or reversing the employer's stop-work order. If the employer disagrees with the written decision, the employer may appeal the decision to the commissioner, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). If the employer does not request an appeal to the commissioner in writing, the stop-work order shall become a final order after the expiration of the 72-hour period. The authority to assess a civil penalty under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be in addition to any misclassification penalty assessed under section 1 of P.L.2019, c.373 (C.34:1A-1.18) and all other enforcement provisions or assessments issued for the employer's violation of any State wage, benefit and tax law, including but not limited to a violation of R.S.34:15-79, or a failure to meet obligations required by R.S.43:21-7 or R.S.43:21-14, or for a violation of any provision of P.L.1940, c.153 (C.34:2-21.1 et seq.) or P.L.1989, c.293 (C.34:15C-1 et al.) The commissioner may compromise any civil penalty assessed under this section in an amount the commissioner determines to be appropriate. Once the stop-work order becomes final, any employee affected by a stop-work order issued pursuant to this section shall be entitled to pay from the employer for the first ten days of work lost because of the stop-work. Upon request of any employee not paid wages, the commissioner can take assignment of the claim and bring any legal action necessary to collect all that is due. (3) As an alternative to issuing a stop-work order in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection, if the commissioner determines, after an investigation pursuant to subsection a. of this section, that an employer is in violation of R.S.34:15-79, the commissioner may provide and transfer all details and materials related to the investigation under this section to the Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation for any enforcement of penalties or stop-work orders the director determines are appropriate. d. For purposes of this section: "Employer" means any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, corporation, the administrator or executor of the estate of a deceased individual, or the receiver, trustee, or successor of any of the same, employing any person in this State. For the purposes of this subsection the officers of a corporation and any agents having the management of such corporation shall be deemed to be the employers of the employees of the corporation. In addition, any members of a partnership or limited liability company and any agents having the management of such partnership or limited liability company shall be deemed to be employers of the employees of the partnership or limited liability company. "Employee" means any person suffered or permitted to work by an employer, except a person performing services for remuneration whose services satisfy the factors set forth in subparagraphs (A),(B), and (C) of R.S.43:21-19(i)(6). "Employ" means to suffer or permit to work. "State wage, benefit and tax laws" means "State wage, benefit and tax laws" as defined in section 1 of P.L.2009, c.194 (C.34:1A-1.11). e. Nothing in this section shall preclude an employer from seeking injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction if the employer can demonstrate that the stop-work order would be issued or has been issued in error. L.2019, c.372, s.1; amended 2021, c.165, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-71 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-71
Employer's obligation to injured employee
Status: in_force

Every employer, except the state or a municipality, county or school district, who is now or hereafter becomes subject to the provisions of article 2 of this chapter (s. 34:15-7 et seq.), as therein provided, shall forthwith make sufficient provision for the complete payment of any obligation which he may incur to an injured employee, or his dependents under the provisions of said article 2, by one of the methods hereinafter set forth in sections 34:15-77 and 34:15-78 of this title.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56a27 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56a27
Partial invalidity
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application thereof, to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. L.1966, c. 113, s. 28.
N.J. Stat. § 34:8-68 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-68
Provision of leasing agreements.
Status: in_force

2. a. Every employee leasing agreement shall provide that the employee leasing company: (1) Reserves a right of direction and control over each covered employee assigned to the client company's location. However, a client company may retain sufficient direction and control over the covered employee as is necessary to conduct the client company's business and without which the client company would be unable to conduct its business, discharge any fiduciary responsibility that it may have, or comply with any applicable licensure, regulatory or statutory requirement of the client company; (2) Assumes responsibility for the payment of wages to each covered employee without regard to payments by the client company to the employee leasing company, except that the provisions of this paragraph shall not affect the client company's obligations with respect to the payment of wages to covered employees; (3) Assumes responsibility for the payment of payroll taxes and collection of taxes from payroll on each covered employee; (4) Retains authority to hire, terminate, discipline, and reassign each covered employee. However, no covered employee shall be reassigned to another client company without that covered employee's consent and the client company may have the right to accept or cancel the assignment of any covered employee; (5) Has given written notice of the relationship between the employee leasing company and the client company to each covered employee it assigns to perform services at the client company's work site; (6) Shall, except for newly established business entities, hire its initial employee complement from among employees of the client company at the time of execution of the employee leasing agreement at comparable terms and conditions of employment as are in existence at the client company at the time of execution of the employee leasing agreement and as designated by the client company. Throughout the term of the employee leasing agreement the covered employees shall be considered employees of the employee leasing company and the client company and upon the termination of the employee leasing agreement, the covered employees shall be considered employees of the client company; (7) Continue to honor and abide by existing collective bargaining agreements applicable to covered employees. The client company shall also continue to honor and abide by all collective bargaining agreements applicable to covered employees. Every employee leasing company which enters into a contract with a client company, which has a collective bargaining representative for the covered employees, shall require that client company to enter into an agreement with the employee leasing company containing the following language: "The client company shall continue to honor and abide by the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements, and upon expiration thereof, any obligations of the client company to bargain in good faith in connection with such collective bargaining agreements shall not be affected in any manner by the employee leasing agreement." (8) Shall provide workers' compensation insurance for their covered employees, unless the client company, in agreement with the employee leasing company elects to assume the responsibility of providing the workers' compensation insurance coverage for those employees in an arrangement with an employee leasing company, and the employee leasing company provides notice of the election and proof of coverage to the department within 30 days of the election or once forms or procedures are decided by the department. A client company that assumes the responsibility to provide workers compensation insurance required by an employee leasing agreement, shall provide a copy of the agreement to the insurance carrier licensed in the State of New Jersey that issues the policy for the covered employees prior to the issuance of the policy or upon entering an employee leasing agreement as appropriate. The agreement shall contain a legal mailing address for the employee leasing company and the client company shall be obligated to update that address should it change over the policy period. In the event that a policy issued to a client company is cancelled pursuant to R.S.34:15-81, the insurance carrier licensed in the State of New Jersey that issues the policy shall provide the employee leasing company copies of all notices required to be issued to the client company pursuant to R.S.34:15-81 with at least 10 days' notice by regular mail at the address set forth in the employee leasing agreement, as updated. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (8), if the client company, having elected to assume the responsibility of providing the workers' compensation insurance coverage for covered employees in an arrangement with an employee leasing company, fails to provide workers' compensation insurance coverage as required by law during the period of the agreement, then the employee leasing company shall provide workers' compensation insurance for the covered employees under the employee leasing agreement. b. Every employee leasing agreement shall allocate responsibility between the employee leasing company and the client company regarding the right of direction and control over management of safety, risk and hazard control at the work site or sites affecting each covered employee including: (1) Responsibility for performing safety inspections of client company equipment and premises; (2) Responsibility for the promulgation and administration of employment and safety policies; and (3) Responsibility for the management of workers' compensation claims, the filings thereof, and procedures related thereto. c. Nothing in this section or any other section of P.L.2001, c.260 (C.34:8-67 et seq.) shall alter the rights or obligations of client companies, employee leasing companies or covered employees under the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. s.151 et seq. d. (1) Nothing in P.L.2001, c.260 (C.34:8-67 et seq.) or in any employee leasing agreement shall diminish, abolish or remove any obligations of covered employees to a client company or any obligations of any client company to a covered employee existing prior to the effective date of an employee leasing agreement, or create any new or additional enforceable right of a covered employee against an employee leasing company that is not specifically provided by the appropriate employee leasing agreement or P.L.2001, c.260 (C.34:8-67 et seq.). (2) Nothing in P.L.2001, c.260 (C.34:8-67 et seq.) or in any employee leasing agreement shall affect, modify, or amend any contractual relationship or restrictive covenant between a covered employee and any client company in effect at the time an employee leasing agreement becomes effective; nor shall it prohibit or amend any contractual relationship or restrictive covenant that is entered into subsequently between a client company and a covered employee. An employee leasing company shall have no responsibility or liability in connection with, or arising out of, any such existing or new contractual relationship or restrictive covenant unless the employee leasing company has specifically agreed otherwise in writing. e. (1) Nothing in P.L.2001, c.260 (C.34:8-67 et seq.) or in any employee leasing agreement shall affect, modify or amend any state or local registration or certification requirement applicable to any client company or covered employee. (2) A covered employee who is required to be licensed, registered, or certified pursuant to any State law or regulation shall be considered solely an employee of the client company for purposes of that license, registration, or certification requirement. (3) An employee leasing company shall not be deemed to engage in any occupation, trade, profession, or other activity that is subject to licensing, registration, or certification requirements, or is otherwise regulated by a governmental entity, solely by entering into an employee leasing agreement with a client company who is subject to those requirements or regulations. (4) A client company shall have the sole right of direction and control of the professional or licensed activities of covered employees and the client company's business. Those covered employees and client companies shall remain subject to regulation by the regulatory or governmental entity responsible for licensing, registration, or certification of those covered employees or client companies. f. A client company's certification as a small, minority-owned, disadvantaged, woman-owned business enterprise or an historically underutilized business for the purposes of any bid, contract, purchase order, or agreement entered into with the State or a political subdivision of the State, shall not be affected because the client company has entered into an employee leasing agreement with an employee leasing company. g. Any benefit that a client company is required to provide to covered employees that is provided to covered employees by an employee leasing company through an employee leasing agreement shall be credited against the client company's obligation to fulfill the requirement. L.2001, c.260, s.2; amended 2011, c.118, s.2; 2017, c.233, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-68 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-68
Physical examination of employee
Status: in_force

In all cases where it shall be necessary to make a physical examination of an employee in an inquiry to award compensation, the examination shall be made by a physician who is the same sex as the employee if so requested by the employee. Amended by L.1980, c. 90, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 34:8-65 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-65
Registration of career consulting or outplacement organization; fee; bond; explanation of product or services; cancellation of contract; complaint
Status: in_force

a. Every career consulting or outplacement organization operating within this State shall, within 60 days following the effective date of this act and annually thereafter, register in writing with the chief on a form prescribed by regulation. b. Each registration form shall state the organization's name, and any fictitious or trade name used in its operation, each primary location, including street and street number of the building and place where its business is to be conducted, and the names and residence addresses of its principal owners or officers. c. In addition to registering pursuant to this section, each career consulting or outplacement organization shall notify the chief, in writing, whenever it utilizes any location, including mobile units, other than its primary location for services rendered to job seekers. d. Every agent, duly authorized and empowered by the owner of the registered organization to solicit business or otherwise act as an agent of the registered organization, shall, within 60 days following the effective date of this act and annually thereafter, register, in writing, with the chief on a form prescribed by regulation. e. The director shall establish by rule and collect an annual fee from organization and agent registrants, which shall not be more than that paid by employment agencies or agents, to be used to the extent necessary to defray all expenses incurred by the bureau in the performance of its duties under this section. f. Each registered organization shall, at the time of its initial registration with the director and annually thereafter, post a bond in the amount of $10,000 with a duly authorized surety company as surety, to be approved by the director. The bond shall be retained by the chief until 90 days after either the expiration or revocation of the registration. The director shall promulgate rules and regulations setting forth the terms and conditions of this bond and supply the prospective registrant firm with an approved form. g. Every career consulting or outplacement organization registered under this section shall provide each prospective job seeker desiring its services or products with a written explanation of each service or product which it provides or makes available to job seekers and the price for each service or product which shall be made available to the job seeker at the time of the signing of any contract for services or products. h. Any job seeker who signs a contract with any registered organization shall have the right to cancel the contract within three calendar days of the time of its signing and, upon the return of any materials provided to the job seeker by the registered organization, shall be entitled to receive a full refund of any fee, charge, or commission paid by the job seeker. i. Not more than one-third of any fee, charge or commission shall be collected by the registered organization for its services or products more than 60 days in advance of the date on which the registrant provides its services or products as stated in its contract. j. Every registered organization shall respond, in writing, within nine calendar days of receipt of any written complaint by a job seeker, stating the registered organization's position with respect to the complaint. Copies of a job seeker's complaint and the response shall be kept in a separate file by the registered organization for a period of one year after the date of the resolution of the complaint, or two years after the date of the complaint, whichever is later. k. If a demand for refund is denied by a registered organization and if the denial is found to have been in bad faith or if the registered organization fails to respond to a demand for a refund, a court in an action instituted by the job seeker shall award damages to the job seeker in an amount not to exceed $200 in addition to actual damages sustained by the job seeker, together with reasonable attorneys' fees, filing fees, and reasonable costs of suit. If the registered organization refuses or is unable to pay the amount awarded by the court, the award may be satisfied out of the registered organization's bond. l. A registered organization shall not: (1) Negotiate a job seeker's compensation and demand or receive a percentage therefrom as a fee, charge, or commission unless the percentage fee, charge, or commission has been disclosed to and accepted by the job seeker in the contract; (2) Contract with employers on behalf of a job seeker; or (3) Solicit job openings from employers or otherwise act as an intermediary for job seekers. m. Every contract for career consulting or outplacement organizations shall be in writing. A copy of the contract shall be given to the job seeker at the time the job seeker signs the contract. The contract shall contain all of the following: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the organization and the name of the organization's agent. (2) The name and address of the individual signing the contract and the job seeker to whom the services are to be provided. (3) A description of the services or products to be provided; a statement of when those services or products are to be provided and by which organizations, if other than the contracting organization; the term of the contract; and refund provisions, as applicable, if the described services or products are not provided according to the contract. (4) The amount of the fee to be charged to or collected from the job seeker receiving the services or products or from any other individual, and the date or dates when that fee is required to be paid. (5) The following statements, in at least 10-point bold-faced type: "No verbal or written promise or guarantee of any job or employment is made or implied under the terms of this contract. This organization is registered with the Bureau of Employment and Personnel Services of the State of New Jersey, (current address of the bureau). Inquiries concerning your contract may be sent to this address." (6) The following statement, in at least 10-point bold-faced type: "YOUR RIGHT TO CANCEL You may cancel this contract for services or products, without any penalty or obligation, if notice of cancellation is given, in writing, within three calendar days after you have signed this contract. To cancel this contract, just mail or deliver a signed and dated copy of the following cancellation notice or any other written notice of cancellation, or send a telegram containing a notice of cancellation, to (name of registrant) at (address of its place of business), not later than midnight of the third calendar day after you signed this contract. CANCELLATION NOTICE I hereby cancel this contract. Dated: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job seeker's Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job seeker's Name (print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Address" The requirement that the contract include this statement regarding the right to cancel shall not apply when time is of the essence and the services or products must be performed or provided within three calendar days of the date that the contract is entered into pursuant to the request of the job seeker, if the job seeker furnishes the registered organization with a separate dated and signed personal statement in the job seeker's own handwriting, describing the situation requiring the immediate provision of services or products and expressly acknowledging and waiving the right to cancel the contract within three calendar days. (7) Any further information specified in regulations adopted by the director. n. The requirements of this section shall not apply to any person who receives no prepayment for services or products from a job seeker and who: (1) Provides services or products strictly on an hourly basis, with no financial obligation required of the job seeker beyond the hourly fee for services or products rendered; or (2) Provides outplacement services exclusively as part of a job seeker's benefit or severance package with a current or former employer. o. Newspaper advertising pertaining to services offered or provided in this State by career consulting or outplacement organizations appearing within or adjacent to help-wanted advertising shall contain the phrase "not an employment agency" in a clear, conspicuous, and prominent manner. p. In addition to any act or practice in violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.), it shall be a violation of this act for any registrant or its agent to: (1) Make, or cause to be made, publish or cause to be published, any false, misleading, or deceptive advertisement or representations concerning the services or products that the registrant provides to job seekers. (2) Disseminate information to a job seeker knowing or recklessly disregarding information that: (a) The job does not exist or the job seeker is not qualified for the job; (b) The job has been described or advertised by or on behalf of the registered organization in a false, misleading, or deceptive manner; (c) The registrant has not confirmed the availability of the job at the time of dissemination of the information; or (d) The registrant has not obtained written or oral permission to list the job from the employer or any authorized agent of the employer. q. The director may refuse to issue, and may revoke, any registration for any failure to comply with, or violation of, the provisions of this section or for any other good cause shown, within the meaning and purpose of this section. A refusal or revocation shall not be made except upon reasonable notice to, and opportunity to be heard by, the applicant or registrant. The director, instead of revoking any registration, may suspend the registration for a period of time as shall be determined to be appropriate, or assess a penalty in lieu of suspension, or both, and may issue a new registration notwithstanding the revocation of a prior registration provided that the applicant is found to have become entitled to the new registration. r. A registered organization may engage in activities requiring registration under sections 23 and 25 of this act if it complies with the requirements of those sections. s. Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this section or rules and regulations promulgated by the director shall be subject to sections 14 through 22 of this act. L.1989, c.331, s.24.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-58.4 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-58.4
Actions of department supporting enforcement; statement of employee rights.
Status: in_force

11. The department, for the purpose of supporting the enforcement of the provisions of State wage and hour laws and the provisions of section 10 of P.L.1999, c.90 (C.2C:40A-2), may contract with community-based organizations and legal services organizations to disseminate information to day laborers, migrant laborers, temporary laborers, or any other type of employee concerning the protections afforded by State wage and hour laws and section 10 of P.L.1999, c.90 (C.2C:40A-2), and the process by which an individual may take actions under those laws and shall produce, and make available to the public on the website of the department in printable form, a statement of employee rights under the provisions of State wage and hour laws and the provisions of section 10 of P.L.1999, c.90 (C.2C:40A-2), with an explanation of how to file a claim or take an action pursuant to those laws.
The contracts entered into between the department and community-based organizations and legal services organizations pursuant to this section shall require that the organizations make all services accessible to persons with limited English proficiency. Any payment made to an organization under a contract shall be regarded as an enforcement and administrative cost of the Division of Workplace Standards of the department.
The department, and any community-based organization or legal services organization contracting with the department pursuant to this section, shall provide any individual seeking assistance to file a complaint or take an action regarding unpaid wages with a description of all of the applicable remedies available to the individual under State wage and hour laws and section 10 of P.L.1999, c.90 (C.2C:40A-2), including the individual's right to obtain liquidated damages, and that that right to damages is waived if the individual agrees to accept payment of the unpaid wages supervised by the commissioner. L.2019, c.212, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 34:9A-21 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-21
Use of certificate; revocation
Status: in_force

No person shall display any certificate issued under this article in or about any premises other than the camp for which the certificate was issued; nor shall any person advertise, represent or describe any camp for which such a certificate has not been issued, or for which a certificate has been issued and subsequently revoked, as a certified labor camp. Whenever the commissioner finds that a camp for which a certificate has been issued no longer complies with the requirements of this act he shall revoke the certificate upon reasonable notice to the holder thereof. L.1945, c. 71, p. 357, s. 21.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-336 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-336
Short title.
Status: in_force

68. Sections 68 through 81 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-336 et al.) shall be known and may be cited as the "Emerge Program Act." L.2020, c.156, s.68.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-209.1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-209.1
Application for tax credit transfer certificate.
Status: in_force

33. A business may apply to the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury and the executive director of the authority for a tax credit transfer certificate, covering one or more years, in lieu of the business being allowed any amount of the credit against the tax liability of the business. The tax credit transfer certificate, upon receipt thereof by the business from the director and the executive director of the authority, may be sold or assigned, in full or in part, in an amount not less than $25,000 of tax credits to any other person that may have a tax liability pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-5), pursuant to sections 2 and 3 of P.L.1945, c.132 (C.54:18A-2 and 54:18A-3), pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1950, c.231 (C.17:32-15), or pursuant to N.J.S.17B:23-5. The certificate provided to the business shall include a statement waiving the business's right to claim that amount of the credit against the taxes that the business has elected to sell or assign. The sale or assignment of any amount of a tax credit transfer certificate allowed under this section shall not be exchanged for consideration received by the business of less than 75 percent of the transferred credit amount before considering any further discounting to present value which shall be permitted. Any amount of a tax credit transfer certificate used by a purchaser or assignee against a tax liability shall be subject to the same limitations and conditions that apply to the use of the credit by the business that originally applied for and was allowed the credit. L.2009, c.90, s.33; amended 2013, c.161, s.5; 2014, c.63, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-21.19 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.19
Powers of authority.
Status: in_force

4. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, regulation or order to the contrary: a. The authority shall have the power, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of this act and P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-1 et seq.), to issue bonds and refunding bonds, incur indebtedness and borrow money secured, in whole or in part, by money received pursuant to this act for the purpose of providing funds (1) for deposit into the Cigarette Tax Securitization Proceeds Fund; (2) in the case of refunding bonds, to apply to the refunding, purchase or payment of any bonds issued pursuant to this act; (3) to fund any capitalized interest on such bonds or refunding bonds; (4) to fund any reserve or other fund as may be established by the authority for such bonds or refunding bonds and to further secure such bonds and refunding bonds as may be determined by the authority; and (5) to pay all costs, fees and other expenses related to, or incurred by the authority or the State in connection with, the issuance of such bonds or refunding bonds. b. The authority may, in any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or refunding bonds issued by the authority pursuant to this act, pledge any contract entered into with the State Treasurer pursuant to section 6 of this act, or any part thereof, to secure the payment, purchase or redemption of bonds or refunding bonds or any obligations of the authority under any contract or agreement entered into by the authority pursuant to subsection c. of this section 4, and covenant as to the use and disposition of money available to the authority for the payment, purchase or redemption of bonds and refunding bonds and the payment of any obligations of the authority under any contract or agreement entered into by the authority pursuant to subsection c. of this section 4. All costs, fees and other expenses related to, or incurred by the authority or the State in connection with, the issuance of bonds or refunding bonds by the authority for the purposes set forth in this act may be paid by the authority from amounts it receives from the proceeds of the bonds or refunding bonds and from amounts it receives pursuant to sections 5 and 6 of this act, which costs, fees and other expenses may include, but are not limited to, any initial or annual administrative costs and fees of the authority attributable to any bonds or refunding bonds issued pursuant to this act, all legal, accounting, trustee or other professional fees, costs and expenses, and all other costs, fees, expenses, liabilities or obligations attributable to any agreement, contract or other commitment described in subsection c. of this section and any required rebate or other payment to the United States of America. The bonds or refunding bonds shall be authorized by resolution adopted by the authority, which shall stipulate the manner of execution and form of the bonds, whether the bonds or refunding bonds are to be issued in one or more series, the date or dates of issue, time or times of maturity, which shall not exceed 40 years, the rate or rates of interest payable on the bonds, which may be at fixed rates or variable rates, and which interest may be current interest or may accrue, the denomination or denominations in which the bonds are issued, conversion or registration privileges, the sources and medium of payment and place or places of payment, terms of redemption, privileges of exchangeability or interchangeability, and entitlement to priorities of payment or security in the amounts to be received by the authority pursuant to sections 5 and 6 of this act. The bonds may be sold at a public or private sale at a price or prices determined by the authority. The authority is authorized to enter into any agreements necessary or desirable to effectuate the purposes of this section, including agreements to sell bonds or refunding bonds to any person and to comply with the laws of any jurisdiction relating thereto. c. In connection with any bonds or refunding bonds issued or to be issued pursuant to this act, the authority may also enter into any revolving credit agreement, agreement establishing a line of credit or letter of credit, reimbursement agreement, interest rate exchange agreement, currency exchange agreement, interest rate floor or cap, options, puts or calls to hedge payment, currency, rate, spread or similar exposure, or similar agreements (and in connection therewith, agreements establishing a line of credit, letter of credit, insurance or relating to the collateralization of the obligations thereunder), float agreements, forward agreements, insurance contract, surety bond, commitment to purchase or sell bonds, purchase or sale agreement, or commitments or other contracts or agreements and other security agreements as shall be determined and approved by the authority. d. No resolution adopted by the authority authorizing the issuance of bonds or refunding bonds pursuant to this act shall be adopted or otherwise made effective without the approval in writing of the State Treasurer. Except as provided by subsection i. of section 4 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-4), bonds or refunding bonds may be issued without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, bureau or agency of the State, other than the approval as required by this subsection, and without any other proceedings or the occurrence of any other conditions or other things other than those proceedings, conditions or things which are specifically required by this act. e. Bonds and refunding bonds issued by the authority pursuant to this act shall be special and limited obligations of the authority payable from, and secured by, such funds and moneys determined by the authority in accordance with this section. Neither the members of the authority nor any other person executing the bonds or refunding bonds shall be personally liable with respect to payment of interest and principal on these bonds or refunding bonds. Bonds or refunding bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this act shall not be a debt or liability of the State or any agency or instrumentality thereof, other than a special and limited obligation of the authority, either legal, moral or otherwise, and nothing contained in this act shall be construed to authorize the authority to incur any indebtedness on behalf of or in any way to obligate the State or any political subdivision thereof other than the authority, and all bonds and refunding bonds issued by the authority shall contain a statement to that effect on their face. f. The authority is authorized to engage, subject to the approval of the State Treasurer and in such manner as the State Treasurer shall determine, the services of bond counsel, financial advisors and experts, placement agents, underwriters, trustees, verification agents, remarketing agents, auction agents, broker-dealers, appraisers, and such other advisors, consultants and agents as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. g. All bonds or refunding bonds issued by the authority pursuant to this act are deemed to be issued by a body corporate and politic of the State for an essential governmental purpose, and the interest thereon and the income derived from all funds, revenues, incomes and other moneys received for or to be received by the authority and pledged and available to pay or secure the payment of bonds or refunding bonds and the interest thereon, shall be exempt from all taxes levied pursuant to the provisions of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes or Title 54A of the New Jersey Statutes, except for transfer inheritance and estate taxes levied pursuant to Subtitle 5 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes. h. The State hereby pledges and covenants with the holders of any bonds or refunding bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this act, that it will not limit or alter the rights or powers vested in the authority by this act, nor limit or alter the rights or powers of the State Treasurer in any manner which would jeopardize the interest of the holders or any trustee of such holders, or inhibit or prevent performance or fulfillment by the authority or the State Treasurer with respect to the terms of any agreement made with the holders of these bonds or refunding bonds or agreements made pursuant to subsection c. of this section, except that the failure of the Legislature to appropriate moneys for any purpose of this act shall not be deemed a violation of this section. i. Notwithstanding any restriction contained in any other law, rule, regulation or order to the contrary, the State and all political subdivisions of the State, their officers, boards, commissioners, departments or other agencies, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, saving and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking or investment business, all insurance companies, insurance associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries, and all other persons whatsoever who now are or may hereafter be authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of the State, may properly and legally invest any sinking funds, moneys or other funds, including capital, belonging to them or within their control, in any bonds or refunding bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this act; and said bonds and refunding bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with, and received by any State or municipal officers or agency of the State, for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the State is now, or may hereafter be, authorized by law. L.2004,c.68,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:5-182 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-182
Dry cutting, grinding of masonry, certain circumstances; prohibited.
Status: in_force

1. In order to protect the health and safety of employees against the effects of silicosis and other respiratory diseases, the dry cutting of masonry units by means of hand-held, gas-powered or electrical, portable chop saws or skill saws and the dry grinding of masonry materials shall be prohibited, except in instances in which it is determined, in a manner consistent with all applicable standards promulgated pursuant to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C.s.651 et seq.), that the use of water in the cutting or grinding is not feasible. In any instance in which it is determined pursuant to this section that the use of water in the cutting or grinding is not feasible: a. The employer shall use engineering and work practice controls to control the dust, such as a vacuum with high efficiency particulate air filter, or other dust control system; b. Any dry cutting which occurs shall be done in a designated area away from craftworkers if possible; and c. The employer shall provide workers with full face respirators as part of a complete respiratory program which includes training, the proper selection of respiratory cartridges and fit-testing to ensure that the workers are able to wear the respirators. The provisions of this section shall not apply to emergency service personnel responding to emergency situations. L.2004,c.172,s.1.