N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-209.4 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-209.4
Credit to business for wind energy facility; eligibility.
Status: in_force

6. a. (1) A business, upon application to and approval from the authority, shall be awarded a credit of 100 percent of its capital investment, made after the effective date of P.L.2010, c.57 (C.48:3-87.1 et al.) but prior to its submission of documentation pursuant to subsection c. of this section, in a qualified wind energy facility located in the State, pursuant to the restrictions and requirements of this section. The award of a tax credit pursuant to this section shall be structured so that the award shall consist of up to five compliance years, each equaling 20 percent of the total value of the tax credit, to a qualified business over four privilege periods or taxable years in which the business meets the requirements for the minimum number of new, full-time employees. Otherwise eligible businesses with between 150 and 300 new, full-time jobs may receive an award based on a prorated formula developed by the authority, provided that the prorated minimum number of new, full-time jobs required in the fifth year shall be the same as the fourth year. 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 wind energy facility will yield a net positive benefit to the State. The value of all credits approved by the authority pursuant to this section shall not exceed the $350,000,000 made available under section 98 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-362). Credits provided pursuant to this section shall not be applicable to the cap on the credits provided in section 3 of P.L.2007, c.346 (C.34:1B-209). (2) (a) A business, other than a tenant eligible pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, shall make or acquire capital investments totaling not less than $50,000,000 in a qualified wind energy facility, at which the business, including tenants at the qualified wind energy facility, shall employ the minimum number of new, full-time employees, to be eligible for a credit under this section. A business that acquires a qualified wind energy facility after the effective date of P.L.2010, c.57 (C.48:3-87.1 et al.) shall also be deemed to have acquired the capital investment made or acquired by the seller. (b) A business that is a tenant in the qualified wind energy facility, the owner of which has made or acquired capital investments in the facility totaling more than $50,000,000, shall occupy a leased area of the qualified wind energy facility that represents at least $17,500,000 of the capital investment in the qualified wind energy facility at which the minimum number of new, full-time employees in the aggregate are employed, 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 wind energy facility. (c) The calculation of the number of new, full-time employees required pursuant to subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph may include the number of new, full-time positions resulting from an equipment supply coordination agreement with equipment manufacturers, suppliers, installers and operators associated with the supply chain required to support the qualified wind energy facility. For the purposes of this paragraph, "full time employee" shall not include an employee who is a resident of another state and whose income is not subject to the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq., unless that state has entered into a reciprocity agreement with the State of New Jersey. (3) A business shall not be awarded a tax credit pursuant to this section if the business receives a business employment incentive grant pursuant to the "Business Employment Incentive Program Act," P.L.1996, c.26 (C.34:1B-124 et al.), relating to the same capital and employees that qualify the business for this credit, or if the business receives assistance pursuant to the "Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Act," P.L.1996, c.25 (C.34:1B-112 et seq.). A business that is awarded a tax credit under this section shall not be eligible for incentives authorized pursuant to the "Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act," P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.). (4) Full-time employment for an accounting or privilege period shall be determined as the average of the monthly full-time employment for the period. b. A business shall apply for the credit by July 1, 2025, and a business shall submit its documentation for approval of its credit amount by July 1, 2028. c. The credit awarded pursuant to this section shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.2007, c.346 (C.34:1B-209) and section 33 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.34:1B-209.1), except that all references therein to "qualified business facility" shall be deemed to refer to "qualified wind energy facility," as that term is defined in subsection f. of this section. d. The amount of the credit awarded pursuant to this section 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, and shall be taken over a five-year period, at the rate of one-fifth of the total amount of the business's credit for each tax accounting or privilege period of the business, beginning with the privilege period or taxable year in which the business is first approved by the authority as having met the investment capital and employment qualifications, subject to any disqualification 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 for any privilege period or taxable year ending after the date 18 years after the effective date of P.L.2007, c.346 (C.34:1B-207 et seq.) during which the documentation of a business's credit amount remains unapproved shall be forfeited, although credit amounts for the remainder of the years of the five-year credit period shall remain available. The amount of the credit awarded for a privilege period or taxable year to a business that is a tenant in a qualified wind energy facility shall not exceed the business's total lease payments for occupancy of the qualified wind energy facility for the privilege period or taxable year. e. The authority shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) as are necessary to implement this section, including, but not limited to: examples of and the determination of capital investment; the nature of businesses and employment positions constituting and participating in an equipment supply coordination agreement; a determination of the types of businesses that may be eligible and expenses that may constitute capital improvements; the promulgation of procedures and forms necessary to apply for a credit; and provisions for applicants to be charged an initial application fee, and ongoing service fees, to cover the administrative costs related to the credit. The rules and regulations established by the authority pursuant to this subsection shall be effective immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law and shall be effective for a period not to exceed 12 months and may, thereafter, be amended, adopted or readopted in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). f. As used in this section: the terms "authority," "business," and "capital investment" shall have the same meanings as defined in section 2 of the "Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act," P.L.2007, c.346 (C.34:1B-208), except that all references therein to "qualified business facility" shall be deemed to refer to "qualified wind energy facility" as defined in this subsection. In addition, as used in this section: "Equipment supply coordination agreement" means an agreement between a business and equipment manufacturer, supplier, installer, and operator that supports a qualified offshore wind project, or other wind energy project as determined by the authority, and that indicates the number of new, full-time jobs to be created by the agreement participants towards the employment requirement as set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section. "Minimum number of new, full-time employees" means: (1) for the first year, at least a cumulative 100 new, full-time employees compared to the number of full-time employees at the time of application; (2) for a privilege period or taxable year following the first year, at least a cumulative 150 new, full-time employees compared to the number of full-time employees at the time of application; (3) for a privilege period or taxable year following the second year, at least a cumulative 200 new, full-time employees compared to the number of full-time employees at the time of application; and (4) for a privilege period or taxable year following the third year and fourth year, at least a cumulative 300 new, full-time employees compared to the number of full-time employees at the time of application. "Qualified offshore wind project" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51). "Qualified wind energy facility" means any building, complex of buildings, or structural components of buildings, including water access infrastructure, and all machinery and equipment used in the manufacturing, assembly, development or administration of component parts that support the development and operation of a qualified offshore wind project, or other wind energy project as determined by the authority. L.2010, c.57, s.6; amended 2012, c.35, s.3; 2013, c.161, s.25; 2018, c.17, s.7; 2020, c.156, s.109; 2021, c.160, s.51.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-243 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-243
Definitions relative to the "Grow New Jersey Act."
Status: in_force

2. As used in P.L.2011, c.149 (C.34:1B-242 et seq.): "Affiliate" means an entity that directly or indirectly controls, is under common control with, or is controlled by the business. Control exists in all cases in which the entity is a member of a controlled group of corporations as defined pursuant to section 1563 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.1563) or the entity is an organization in a group of organizations under common control as defined pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.414). A taxpayer may establish by clear and convincing evidence, as determined by the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury, that control exists in situations involving lesser percentages of ownership than required by those statutes. An affiliate of a business may contribute to meeting either the qualified investment or full-time employee requirements of a business that applies for a credit under section 3 of P.L.2007, c.346 (C.34:1B-209). "Authority" means the New Jersey Economic Development Authority established by section 4 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-4). "Aviation district" means all areas within the boundaries of the "Atlantic City International Airport," established pursuant to section 24 of P.L.1991, c.252 (C.27:25A-24), and the Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center and the area within a one-mile radius of the outermost boundary of the "Atlantic City International Airport" and the Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center. "Business" means an applicant proposing to own or lease premises in a qualified business facility that is: a corporation that is subject to the tax imposed pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-5); a corporation that is subject to the tax imposed pursuant to 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; a partnership; an S corporation; a limited liability company; or a non-profit corporation. If the business or tenant is a cooperative or part of a cooperative, then the cooperative may qualify for credits by counting the full-time employees and capital investments of its member organizations, and the cooperative may distribute credits to its member organizations. If the business or tenant is a cooperative that leases to its member organizations, the lease shall be treated as a lease to an affiliate or affiliates. A business shall include an affiliate of the business if that business applies for a credit based upon any capital investment made by or full-time employees of an affiliate. "Capital investment" in a qualified business facility means expenses by a business or any affiliate of the business incurred after application for: a. site preparation and construction, repair, renovation, improvement, equipping, or furnishing on real property or of a building, structure, facility, or improvement to real property; b. obtaining and installing furnishings and machinery, apparatus, or equipment, including but not limited to material goods subject to bonus depreciation under sections 168 and 179 of the federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.168 and s.179), for the operation of a business on real property or in a building, structure, facility, or improvement to real property; c. receiving Highlands Development Credits under the Highlands Transfer Development Rights Program authorized pursuant to section 13 of P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-13); or d. any of the foregoing. In addition to the foregoing, in a Garden State Growth Zone, the following qualify as a capital investment: any development, redevelopment, and relocation costs, including, but not limited to, site acquisition if made within 24 months of application to the authority, engineering, legal, accounting, and other professional services required; and relocation, environmental remediation, and infrastructure improvements for the project area, including, but not limited to, on- and off-site utility, road, pier, wharf, bulkhead, or sidewalk construction or repair. In addition to the foregoing, if a business acquires or leases a qualified business facility, the capital investment made or acquired by the seller or owner, as the case may be, if pertaining primarily to the premises of the qualified business facility, shall be considered a capital investment by the business and, if pertaining generally to the qualified business facility being acquired or leased, shall be allocated to the premises of the qualified business facility on the basis of the gross leasable area of the premises in relation to the total gross leasable area in the qualified business facility. The capital investment described herein may include any capital investment made or acquired within 24 months prior to the date of application so long as the amount of capital investment made or acquired by the business, any affiliate of the business, or any owner after the date of application equals at least 50 percent of the amount of capital investment, allocated to the premises of the qualified business facility being acquired or leased on the basis of the gross leasable area of the premises in relation to the total gross leasable area in the qualified business facility made or acquired prior to the date of application. "College or university" means a county college, an independent institution of higher education, a public research university, or a State college. "Commitment period" means the period of time that is 1.5 times the eligibility period. "County college" means an educational institution established by one or more counties, pursuant to chapter 64A of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. "Deep poverty pocket" means a population census tract having a poverty level of 20 percent or more, and which is located within the qualified incentive area and has been determined by the authority to be an area appropriate for development and in need of economic development incentive assistance. "Disaster recovery project" means a project located on property that has been wholly or substantially damaged or destroyed as a result of a federally-declared disaster which, after utilizing all disaster funds available from federal, State, county, and local funding sources, demonstrates to the satisfaction of the authority that access to additional funding authorized pursuant to the "New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013," P.L.2013, c.161 (C.52:27D-489p et al.), is necessary to complete the redevelopment project, and which is located within the qualified incentive area and has been determined by the authority to be in an area appropriate for development and in need of economic development incentive assistance. "Distressed municipality" means a municipality that is qualified to receive assistance under P.L.1978, c.14 (C.52:27D-178 et seq.), a municipality under the supervision of the Local Finance Board pursuant to the provisions of the "Local Government Supervision Act (1947)," P.L.1947, c.151 (C.52:27BB-1 et seq.), a municipality identified by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs to be facing serious fiscal distress, a SDA municipality, or a municipality in which a major rail station is located. "Doctoral university" means a university located within New Jersey that is classified as a doctoral university under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education's Basic Classification methodology on the effective date of P.L.2017, c.221. "Eligibility period" means the period in which a business may claim a tax credit under the Grow New Jersey Assistance Program, beginning with the tax period in which the authority accepts certification of the business that it has met the capital investment and employment requirements of the Grow New Jersey Assistance Program and extending thereafter for a term of not more than 10 years, with the term to be determined solely at the discretion of the applicant. "Eligible position" or "full-time job" means a full-time position in a business in this State, which position the business has filled with a full-time employee, who shall have their primary office at the qualified business facility and spend at least 60 percent of their time at the qualified business facility. This requirement shall supersede any law, regulation, or incentive agreement that imposes a requirement that the employee be present at the qualified business facility for a specified percentage of time greater than 60 percent. This amendment shall not alter or terminate any waiver of the requirement that an employee spend time at the qualified business facility implemented by the authority due to COVID-19 public health emergency and state of emergency. "Full-time employee" means a person: a. who is employed by a business for consideration for at least 35 hours a week, or who renders any other standard of service generally accepted by custom or practice as full-time employment; or b. who is employed by a professional employer organization pursuant to an employee leasing agreement between the business and the professional employer organization, in accordance with P.L.2001, c.260 (C.34:8-67 et seq.) for at least 35 hours a week, or who renders any other standard of service generally accepted by custom or practice as full-time employment, and whose wages are subject to withholding as provided in the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq.; or c. who is a resident of another State but whose income is not subject to the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq. or who is a partner of a business who works for the partnership for at least 35 hours a week, or who renders any other standard of service generally accepted by custom or practice as full-time employment, and whose distributive share of income, gain, loss, or deduction, or whose guaranteed payments, or any combination thereof, is subject to the payment of estimated taxes, as provided in the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq.; and d. who, except for purposes of the Statewide workforce, is provided, by the business, with employee health benefits under a health benefits plan authorized pursuant to State or federal law. For an eligible business that submitted certifications and annual reports required in an incentive agreement pursuant to subsection e. of section 4 of P.L.2011, c.149 (C.34:1B-245) on or after January 1, 2020, the requirement that employee health benefits are to be provided shall be deemed to be satisfied if the benefits are provided by the business or pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, no later than 90 days of employee start date, under a health benefits plan authorized pursuant to State or federal law. With respect to a logistics, manufacturing, energy, defense, aviation, or maritime business, excluding primarily warehouse or distribution operations, located in a port district having a container terminal: the requirement that employee health benefits are to be provided shall be deemed to be satisfied if the benefits are provided in accordance with industry practice by a third party obligated to provide such benefits pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement; full-time employment shall include, but not be limited to, employees that have been hired by way of a labor union hiring hall or its equivalent; 35 hours of employment per week at a qualified business facility shall constitute one "full-time employee," regardless of whether or not the hours of work were performed by one or more persons. For any project located in a Garden State Growth Zone which qualifies under the "Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act," P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.), or any project located in the Atlantic City Tourism District as established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2011, c.18 (C.5:12-219) and regulated by the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, and which will include a retail facility of at least 150,000 square feet, of which at least 50 percent will be occupied by either a full-service supermarket or grocery store, 30 hours of employment per week at a qualified business facility shall constitute one "full-time employee," regardless of whether the hours of work were performed by one or more persons, and the requirement that employee health benefits are to be provided shall be deemed to be satisfied if the employees of the business are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. "Full-time employee" shall not include any person who works as an independent contractor or on a consulting basis for the business. Full-time employee shall also not include any person who at the time of project application works in New Jersey for consideration for at least 35 hours per week, or who renders any other standard of service generally accepted by custom or practice as full-time employment but who prior to project application was not provided, by the business, with employee health benefits under a health benefits plan authorized pursuant to State or federal law. "Garden State Create Zone" means the campus of a doctoral university, and the area within a three-mile radius of the outermost boundary of the campus of a doctoral university, according to a map appearing in the doctoral university's official catalog or other official publication on the effective date of P.L.2017, c.221. "Garden State Growth Zone" or "growth zone" means the four New Jersey cities with the lowest median family income based on the 2009 American Community Survey from the US Census, (Table 708. Household, Family, and Per Capita Income and Individuals, and Families Below Poverty Level by City: 2009); a municipality which contains a Tourism District as established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2011, c.18 (C.5:12-219) and regulated by the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority; or an aviation district. "Highlands development credit receiving area or redevelopment area" means an area located within a qualified incentive area and designated by the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council for the receipt of Highlands Development Credits under the Highlands Transfer Development Rights Program authorized pursuant to section 13 of P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-13). "Incentive agreement" means the contract between the business and the authority, which sets forth the terms and conditions under which the business shall be eligible to receive the incentives authorized pursuant to the program. "Incentive effective date" means the date a business submits the documentation required pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.2011, c.149 (C.34:1B-247 ) in a form satisfactory to the authority. "Independent institution of higher education" means a college or university incorporated and located in New Jersey, which by virtue of law or character or license is a nonprofit educational institution authorized to grant academic degrees and which provides a level of education which is equivalent to the education provided by the State's public institutions of higher education, as attested by the receipt of and continuation of regional accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and which is eligible to receive State aid under the provisions of the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey, but does not include any educational institution dedicated primarily to the education or training of ministers, priests, rabbis or other professional persons in the field of religion. "Major rail station" means a railroad station located within a qualified incentive area which provides access to the public to a minimum of six rail passenger service lines operated by the New Jersey Transit Corporation. "Mega project" means: a. a qualified business facility located in a port district housing a business in the logistics, manufacturing, energy, defense, or maritime industries, either: (1) having a capital investment in excess of $20,000,000, and at which more than 250 full-time employees of the business are created or retained; or (2) at which more than 1,000 full-time employees of the business are created or retained; b. a qualified business facility located in an aviation district housing a business in the aviation industry, in a Garden State Growth Zone, or in a priority area housing the United States headquarters and related facilities of an automobile manufacturer, either: (1) having a capital investment in excess of $20,000,000, and at which more than 250 full-time employees of the business are created or retained, or (2) at which more than 1,000 full-time employees of the business are created or retained; c. a qualified business facility located in an urban transit hub housing a business of any kind, having a capital investment in excess of $50,000,000, and at which more than 250 full-time employees of the business are created or retained; d. a project located in an area designated in need of redevelopment, pursuant to P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-1 et al.) prior to the enactment of P.L.2014, c.63 (C.34:1B-251 et al.) within Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, or Salem counties having a capital investment in excess of $20,000,000, and at which more than 150 full-time employees of the business are created or retained; or e. a qualified business facility primarily used by a business principally engaged in research, development, or manufacture of a drug or device, as defined in R.S.24:1-1, or primarily used by a business licensed to conduct a clinical laboratory and business facility pursuant to the "New Jersey Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act," P.L.1975, c.166 (C.45:9-42.26 et seq.), either: (1) having a capital investment in excess of $20,000,000, and at which more than 250 full-time employees of the business are created or retained, or (2) at which more than 1,000 full-time employees of the business are created or retained. "Minimum environmental and sustainability standards" means standards established by the authority in accordance with 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. "Moderate-income housing" means housing affordable, according to United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or other recognized standards for home ownership and rental costs, and occupied or reserved for occupancy by households with a gross household income equal to more than 50 percent but less than 80 percent of the median gross household income for households of the same size within the housing region in which the housing is located. "Municipal Revitalization Index" means the 2007 index by the Office for Planning Advocacy within the Department of State measuring or ranking municipal distress. "New full-time job" means an eligible position created by the business at the qualified business facility that did not previously exist in this State. For the purposes of determining a number of new full-time jobs, the eligible positions of an affiliate shall be considered eligible positions of the business. "Other eligible area" means the portions of the qualified incentive area that are not located within a distressed municipality, or the priority area. "Partnership" means an entity classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. "Port district" means the portions of a qualified incentive area that are located within: a. the "Port of New York District" of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, as defined in Article II of the Compact Between the States of New York and New Jersey of 1921; or b. a 15-mile radius of the outermost boundary of each marine terminal facility established, acquired, constructed, rehabilitated, or improved by the South Jersey Port District established pursuant to "The South Jersey Port Corporation Act," P.L.1968, c.60 (C.12:11A-1 et seq.). "Priority area" means the portions of the qualified incentive area that are not located within a distressed municipality and which: a. are designated pursuant to the "State Planning Act," P.L.1985, c.398 (C.52:18A-196 et seq.), as Planning Area 1 (Metropolitan), Planning Area 2 (Suburban), a designated center under the State Development and Redevelopment Plan, or a designated growth center in an endorsed plan until June 30, 2013, or until the State Planning Commission revises and readopts New Jersey's State Strategic Plan and adopts regulations to revise this definition; b. intersect with portions of: a deep poverty pocket, a port district, or federally-owned land approved for closure under a federal Commission on Base Realignment and Closure action; c. are the proposed site of a disaster recovery project, a qualified incubator facility, a highlands development credit receiving area or redevelopment area, a tourism destination project, or transit oriented development; or d. contain: a vacant commercial building having over 400,000 square feet of office, laboratory, or industrial space available for occupancy for a period of over one year; or a site that has been negatively impacted by the approval of a "qualified business facility," as defined pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2007, c.346 (C.34:1B-208). "Professional employer organization" means an employee leasing company registered with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to P.L.2001, c.260 (C.34:8-67 et seq.). "Program" means the "Grow New Jersey Assistance Program" established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2011, c.149 (C.34:1B-244). "Public research university" means a public research university as defined in section 3 of P.L.1994, c.48 (C.18A:3B-3). "Qualified business facility" means any building, complex of buildings or structural components of buildings, and all machinery and equipment located within a qualified incentive area, used in connection with the operation of a business that is not engaged in final point of sale retail business at that location unless the building, complex of buildings or structural components of buildings, and all machinery and equipment located within a qualified incentive area, are used in connection with the operation of: a. a final point of sale retail business located in a Garden State Growth Zone that will include a retail facility of at least 150,000 square feet, of which at least 50 percent is occupied by either a full-service supermarket or grocery store; or b. a tourism destination project located in the Atlantic City Tourism District as established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2011, c.18 (C.5:12-219). "Qualified incentive area" means: a. an aviation district; b. a port district; c. a distressed municipality or urban transit hub municipality; d. an area (1) designated pursuant to the "State Planning Act," P.L.1985, c.398 (C.52:18A-196 et seq.), as: (a) Planning Area 1 (Metropolitan); (b) Planning Area 2 (Suburban); or (c) Planning Area 3 (Fringe Planning Area); (2) located within a smart growth area and planning area designated in a master plan adopted by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission pursuant to subsection (i) of section 6 of P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-6) or subject to a redevelopment plan adopted by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-21); (3) located within any land owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, established pursuant to P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-1 et seq.), within the boundaries of the Hackensack Meadowlands District as delineated in section 4 of P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-4); (4) located within a regional growth area, rural development area zoned for industrial use as of the effective date of P.L.2016, c.75, town, village, or a military and federal installation area designated in the comprehensive management plan prepared and adopted by the Pinelands Commission pursuant to the "Pinelands Protection Act," P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-1 et seq.); (5) located within the planning area of the Highlands Region as defined in section 3 of P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-3) or a highlands development credit receiving area or redevelopment area; (6) located within a Garden State Growth Zone; (7) located within land approved for closure under any federal Commission on Base Realignment and Closure action; or (8) located only within the following portions of the areas designated pursuant to the "State Planning Act," P.L.1985, c.398 (C.52:18A-196 et seq.), as Planning Area 4A (Rural Planning Area), Planning Area 4B (Rural/Environmentally Sensitive) or Planning Area 5 (Environmentally Sensitive) if Planning Area 4A (Rural Planning Area), Planning Area 4B (Rural/Environmentally Sensitive) or Planning Area 5 (Environmentally Sensitive) is located within: (a) a designated center under the State Development and Redevelopment Plan; (b) a designated growth center in an endorsed plan until the State Planning Commission revises and readopts New Jersey's State Strategic Plan and adopts regulations to revise this definition as it pertains to Statewide planning areas; (c) any area determined to be in need of redevelopment pursuant to sections 5 and 6 of P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-5 and C.40A:12A-6) or in need of rehabilitation pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-14); (d) any area on which a structure exists or previously existed including any desired expansion of the footprint of the existing or previously existing structure provided the expansion otherwise complies with all applicable federal, State, county, and local permits and approvals; (e) the planning area of the Highlands Region as defined in section 3 of P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-3) or a highlands development credit receiving area or redevelopment area; or (f) any area on which an existing tourism destination project is located. "Qualified incentive area" shall not include any property located within the preservation area of the Highlands Region as defined in section 3 of P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-3). "Qualified incubator facility" means a commercial building located within a qualified incentive area: which contains 50,000 or more square feet of office, laboratory, or industrial space; which is located near, and presents opportunities for collaboration with, a research institution, teaching hospital, college, or university; and within which, at least 50 percent of the gross leasable area is restricted for use by one or more technology startup companies during the commitment period. "Retained full-time job" means an eligible position that currently exists in New Jersey and is filled by a full-time employee but which, because of a potential relocation by the business, is at risk of being lost to another state or country, or eliminated. For the purposes of determining a number of retained full-time jobs, the eligible positions of an affiliate shall be considered eligible positions of the business. For the purposes of the certifications and annual reports required in the incentive agreement pursuant to subsection e. of section 4 of P.L.2011, c.149 (C.34:1B-245), to the extent an eligible position that was the basis of the award no longer exists, a business shall include as a retained full-time job a new eligible position that is filled by a full-time employee provided that the position is included in the order of date of hire and is not the basis for any other incentive award. For a project located in a Garden State Growth Zone which qualified for the "Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act," P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.), retained full-time job shall include any employee previously employed in New Jersey and transferred to the new location in the Garden State Growth Zone which qualified for the "Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act," P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.). "SDA district" means an SDA district as defined in section 3 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-3). "SDA municipality" means a municipality in which an SDA district is situate. "State college" means a State college or university established pursuant to chapter 64 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. "Targeted industry" means any industry identified from time to time by the authority which shall initially include advanced transportation and logistics, advanced manufacturing, aviation, autonomous vehicle and zero-emission vehicle research or development, clean energy, life sciences, hemp processing, information and high technology, finance and insurance, professional services, film and digital media, non-retail food and beverage businesses including food innovation, and other innovative industries that disrupt current technologies or business models. "Technology startup company" means a for profit business that has been in operation fewer than five years and is developing or possesses a proprietary technology or business method of a high-technology or life science-related product, process, or service which the business intends to move to commercialization. "Tourism destination project" means a qualified non-gaming business facility that will be among the most visited privately owned or operated tourism or recreation sites in the State, and which is located within the qualified incentive area and has been determined by the authority to be in an area appropriate for development and in need of economic development incentive assistance, including a non-gaming business within an established Tourism District with a significant impact on the economic viability of that District. "Transit oriented development" means a qualified business facility located within a 1/2-mile radius, or one-mile radius for projects located in a Garden State Growth Zone, surrounding the mid-point of a New Jersey Transit Corporation, Port Authority Transit Corporation, or Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation rail, bus, or ferry station platform area, including all light rail stations. "Urban transit hub" means an urban transit hub, as defined in section 2 of P.L.2007, c.346 (C.34:1B-208), that is located within an eligible municipality, as defined in section 2 of P.L.2007, c.346 (C.34:1B-208) and also located within a qualified incentive area. "Urban transit hub municipality" means a municipality: a. which qualifies for State aid pursuant to P.L.1978, c.14 (C.52:27D-178 et seq.), or which has continued to be a qualified municipality thereunder pursuant to P.L.2007, c.111; and b. in which 30 percent or more of the value of real property was exempt from local property taxation during tax year 2006. The percentage of exempt property shall be calculated by dividing the total exempt value by the sum of the net valuation which is taxable and that which is tax exempt. L.2011, c.149, s.2; amended 2013, c.161, s.7; 2014, c.63, s.2; 2015, c.217, s.1; 2016, c.75, s.1; 2017, c.221, s.1; 2018, c.120, s.1; 2020, c.156, s.120; 2021, c.160, s.61; 2023, c.143, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-161 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-161
Written summary of developments in Camden
Status: in_force

18. When undertaking any construction, reconstruction, or other improvement of property which is part of the marine facilities or redevelopment facilities located in the City of Camden, the authority shall provide the Planning Board of the City of Camden with a written summary, for informational purposes only, or an informational presentation to the Planning Board of the City of Camden which shall describe the proposed development. L.1997,c.150,s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6A-40 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6A / Section 6A-40
Employer records; reports
Status: in_force

16. In accordance with the regulations which shall be adopted by the commissioner, each employer shall make, keep, preserve and make available the following records to the commissioner and the Commissioner of Health: a. Records regarding the employer's activities relating to this act as the commissioner deems necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of this act or for developing information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational accidents and illness. b. Records regarding work-related deaths, injuries and illnesses other than minor injuries which require only first aid treatment and which do not involve medical treatment, loss of consciousness, restriction of work or of motion, or transfer to another job. c. Records regarding employee exposure to potentially toxic materials or other harmful physical agents which the regulations require to be monitored or measured. The regulations shall provide employees or their representatives with an opportunity to observe the monitoring or measurement and access to the records of the monitoring or measurement. Each employee or former employee shall be informed of and have access to all records which will indicate his own exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical agents and the properties, characteristics and effects thereof. Each employer shall promptly notify any employee who has been or is being exposed to toxic materials of harmful physical agents in concentrations or at levels which exceed those prescribed by any safety and health standard promulgated under this act, and shall inform any employee who is being exposed of the corrective action being taken and the time limit for compliance pursuant to subsection a. of section 17 of this act. Each employer shall, in accordance with regulations which shall be adopted by the commissioner, file with the commissioner periodic reports based on the records kept pursuant to this section. The commissioner shall develop and maintain an effective program of collection, compilation, analysis and reporting to the public of statistics on work-related deaths, injuries and illnesses other than minor injuries which require only first aid treatment and which do not involve medical treatment, loss of consciousness, restriction of work or of motion, or transfer to another job, except that any information which identifies an individual employee shall be confidential. The commissioner shall promote, encourage or directly engage in programs of studies, information and communication concerning occupational safety and health statistics. L.1983,c.516,s.16; amended 1995,c.186,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-13 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-13
Organization of existing workmen's compensation bureau continued
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided herein or as may be changed pursuant to authorization contained herein or in any other law, the organization of the workmen's compensation bureau of the existing Department of Labor is continued as the organization of the Division of Workmen's Compensation established hereunder. L.1948, c. 446, p. 1767, s. 13.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-347 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-347
Report by State college, university.
Status: in_force

80. Beginning the year next following the year in which P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-269 et al.) takes effect and every two years thereafter, a State college or university shall, pursuant to an agreement executed between the State college or university and the authority, prepare a report on the implementation of the program, and submit the report to the authority, the Governor, and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature. Each biennial report required under this section shall include a description of each eligible business receiving a tax credit under the program, a detailed analysis of the consideration given to each applicant, an analysis of whether the incentives awarded influenced the eligible business's decisions to locate a qualified business facility in the State, the return on investment for incentives awarded, the eligible business's impact on the State's economy, and any other metrics the State college determines are relevant based upon national best practices. The authority shall prepare a written response to the report, which the authority shall submit to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature. L.2020, c.156, s.80.
N.J. Stat. § 34:5A-13 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-13
Employee education, training program; certification of instructors
Status: in_force

13. a. Every employer shall have until October 30, 1985 to establish an education and training program for his employees, which shall be designed to inform employees in writing and orally of the nature of the hazardous substances to which they are exposed in the course of their employment and the potential health risks which the hazardous substances pose, and to train them in the proper and safe procedures for handling the hazardous substances under all circumstances. An employer shall provide his employees with the program not later than December 31, 1985, and every two years thereafter. Any person who becomes an employee after the conclusion of the initial program shall be provided with the program within the first month of employment. Prior to entering an employment agreement with a prospective employee an employer shall notify a prospective employee of the availability of workplace surveys and appropriate hazardous substance fact sheets for the facility at which the prospective employee will be employed; except that this notification requirement shall not be applicable to employers before December 31, 1985. b. Any employer who has established an employee education and training program for hazardous substances prior to the effective date of this act may request the Department of Health to certify that education and training program, which certification shall constitute compliance with subsection a. of this section. c. Every employer shall establish an education and training program for his employees who work in a research and development laboratory, which shall be designed to inform employees in writing and orally of the nature of the hazardous substances to which they are exposed in the course of their employment and the potential health risks which the hazardous substances pose, and to train them in the proper and safe procedures for handling the hazardous substances under all circumstances. An employer shall provide his employees with the program not later than December 31, 1985, and every two years thereafter. Any person who becomes an employee after the conclusion of the initial program shall be provided with the program within the first month of employment. d. The Department of Health shall establish a program for the certification of education and training programs provided to employers, for remuneration, for purposes of compliance with P.L.1983, c.315. The certification shall be valid for at least 12 months, shall provide for provisional and permanent certification, and shall be renewable. e. The Department of Health shall establish a program for the certification of persons who are paid pursuant to the terms of a contract by employers to conduct education and training programs for purposes of compliance with P.L.1983, c.315. The certification shall be valid for at least 12 months, shall provide for provisional and permanent certification, and shall be renewable. f. A person paid pursuant to the terms of a contract by an employer to conduct or provide an education and training program for purposes of compliance with P.L.1983, c.315 shall be required to be certified pursuant to subsection d. or e. of this section, as appropriate, prior to conducting or providing the program. g. The fee for certification for a 12-month period and the fee for a renewal of a certification each shall not exceed $500.00. The fee for the certification and renewal shall be established pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Health. All revenues from fees for the issuance or renewal of certifications shall be credited to the "Worker and Community Right to Know Fund" created pursuant to section 26 of P.L.1983, c.315. Applications for certification shall be made to the Commissioner of Health in the manner and on a form as the commissioner shall prescribe by rule or regulation. h. The Department of Health shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. i. Any person required to be certified by the Department of Health pursuant to this section who violates the provisions of subsection f. of this section, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense. j. The Commissioner of Health, upon making a finding that a person granted certification has violated any provision of this section or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, may revoke, suspend, or modify any certification issued pursuant to subsection d. or e. of this section. A person whose certification is to be revoked, suspended, or modified pursuant to this subsection shall be entitled to a hearing, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to contest that action. L.1983,c.315,s.13; amended 1985,c.64,s.2; l985,c.2l6,s.2; 1989,c.155,s.1; 1995,c.259,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-103 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-103
New Jersey Purchase First Program
Status: in_force

3. There is established, within the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, hereinafter "the department," the New Jersey Purchase First Program, hereinafter "the program." The purpose of the program shall be to promote and develop markets for New Jersey's goods and services by encouraging private sector businesses to produce and distribute comprehensive State and regional business directories , hereinafter, the "directories," and by coordinating its efforts with privately funded campaigns to stimulate and encourage businesses and industries to buy goods and services produced in this State. The program shall be administered by the department in consultation with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-4). L.1995,c.210,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-16 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-16
Compensation to run consecutively; payment for compensation, medical treatment, etc., after termination of liability
Status: in_force

Compensation for all classes of injuries shall run consecutively, and not concurrently, except as provided in this section and in section 34:15-15 of this Title, as follows: First, medical and hospital services and medicines as provided in said section 34:15-15. After the waiting period, compensation during temporary disability. If total period of disability extends beyond 4 7 days, compensation to cover waiting period. Following both, either or none of the above, compensation consecutively for each permanent injury, except that permanent disability, total or partial, shall not be determined or awarded until after 26 weeks from the date of the employee's final active medical treatment, or until after 26 weeks from the date of the employee's return to work, whichever is earlier, or, if no time is lost or no treatment is rendered, then permanent disability, total or partial, shall not be determined or awarded until after 26 weeks from the date of the accident, except in cases of amputation or enucleation or death from other cause within that time and except when earlier determination of permanent disability is waived by the employer or his insurance carrier. Nothing herein contained shall prevent an employer or his insurance carrier from paying permanent disability compensation voluntarily prior to the expiration of the 26-week period. Following any or all or none of the above, if death results from the accident, expenses of last sickness and burial. Following which compensation to dependents, if any. Where an employer or his insurance carrier desires to pay for or furnish compensation, medical, surgical, or hospital treatment, drugs, orthopedic or prosthetic appliances, after the date when payments under sections 34:15-12 and 34:15-13 of this Title have terminated, the employer or his insurance carrier may, in writing, reserve the defense of the jurisdictional limitations provided by sections 34:15-27, 34:15-34, 34:15-41 and 34:15-51 of this Title; provided, that the reservation is approved by a deputy director after advising the petitioner personally of his rights and of the effect of such reservation. Amended by L.1945, c. 74, p. 390, s. 8; L.1956, c. 141, p. 572, s. 4; L.1959, c. 138, p. 579, s. 1; L.1966, c. 126, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.91 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.91
Registration fee.
Status: in_force

15. The waterfront employer shall pay an initial annual non-refundable registration fee of $300 to the commissioner. The non-refundable registration fee for the second annual registration shall be $300. Upon successful completion of two consecutive years of registration, a waterfront employer may elect to register for a two-year period and pay a non-refundable registration fee of $500. L. 2021, c.336, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-49.2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-49.2
Inapplicability of mandatory retirement for worker's compensation judges, certain.
Status: in_force

18. The mandatory retirement provisions implemented pursuant to this act, P.L.1999, c.380 (C.52:14-15.115 et al.), shall be inapplicable for three years after the effective date of this act to any judge of the Division of Workers' Compensation who is in service on the effective date of this act. L.1999,c.380,s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-99 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-99
Report not public.
Status: in_force

34:15-99. Report not public. The reports of accidents filed with, or transmitted or forwarded to, the Division of Workers' Compensation or the Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau, shall not be made public, and shall not be open to inspection unless, in the opinion of the Commissioner of Labor, some public interest shall so require, and such reports shall not be used as evidence against any employer in any suit or action at law brought by an employee for the recovery of damages. Amended 2001, c.326, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-192 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-192
Definitions relative to sports and entertainment districts.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Authority" means the New Jersey Economic Development Authority established pursuant to P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-1 et seq.). "Developer" means any person or entity, whether public or private, including a State entity, that proposes to undertake a project pursuant to a development agreement. "District" or "sports and entertainment district" means a geographic area which includes a project as set forth in the ordinance pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2007, c.30 (C.34:1B-193). "Eligible municipality" means a municipality: (1) in which is located part of an urban enterprise zone that has been designated pursuant to P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-60 et seq.) or any supplement thereto; and (2) which has a population greater than 25,000 and less than 29,000 according to the latest federal decennial census in a county of the third class with a population density greater than 295 and less than 304 persons per square mile according to the latest federal decennial census. "Infrastructure improvements" means the construction or rehabilitation of any street, highway, utility, transportation or parking facilities, or other similar improvements; the acquisition of any interest in land as necessary or convenient for the acquisition of any right-of-way or other easement for the purpose of constructing infrastructure improvements; the acquisition, construction or reconstruction of land and site improvements, including demolition, clearance, removal, construction, reconstruction, fill, environmental enhancement or abatement, or other site preparation for development of a sports and entertainment district. "Obtained through a transient space marketplace" means that payment for the accommodation is made through a means provided by the marketplace or travel agency, either directly or indirectly, regardless of which person or entity receives the payment, and where the contracting for the accommodation is made through the marketplace or travel agency. "Professionally managed unit" means a room, group of rooms, or other living or sleeping space for the lodging of occupants in the State, that is offered for rent as a rental unit that does not share any living or sleeping space with any other rental unit, and that is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by a person offering for rent two or more other units during the calendar year. "Project" means a sports and entertainment facility and may include infrastructure improvements that are associated with the sports and entertainment facility. "Project cost" means the cost of a project, including the financing, acquisition, development, construction, redevelopment, rehabilitation, reconstruction and improvement costs thereof, financing costs and the administrative costs, including any administrative costs of the authority if bonds are issued pursuant to section 16 of P.L.2007, c.30 (C.34:1B-205) and incurred in connection with a sports and entertainment facility which is financed, in whole or in part, by the revenues dedicated by a municipality to a project as authorized pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2007, c.30 (C.34:1B-194). "Residence" means a house, condominium, or other residential dwelling unit in a building or structure or part of a building or structure that is designed, constructed, leased, rented, let or hired out, or otherwise made available for use as a residence. "Sports and entertainment facility" means any privately or publicly owned or operated facility located in a sports and entertainment district that is used primarily for sports contests, entertainment, or both, such as a theater, stadium, museum, arena, automobile racetrack, or other place where performances, concerts, exhibits, games or contests are held. "State Treasurer" or "treasurer" means the treasurer of the State of New Jersey. "Transient accommodation" means a room, group of rooms, or other living or sleeping space for the lodging of occupants, including but not limited to residences or buildings used as residences, that is obtained through a transient space marketplace or is a professionally managed unit. "Transient accommodation" does not include: a hotel or hotel room; a room, group of rooms, or other living or sleeping space used as a place of assembly; a dormitory or other similar residential facility of an elementary or secondary school or a college or university; a hospital, nursing home, or other similar residential facility of a provider of services for the care, support and treatment of individuals that is licensed by the State; a campsite, cabin, lean-to, or other similar residential facility of a campground or an adult or youth camp; a furnished or unfurnished private residential property, including but not limited to condominiums, bungalows, single-family homes and similar living units, where no maid service, room service, linen changing service or other common hotel services are made available by the lessor and where the keys to the furnished or unfurnished private residential property, whether a physical key, access to a keyless locking mechanism, or other means of physical ingress to the furnished or unfurnished private residential property, are provided to the lessee at the location of an offsite real estate broker licensed by the New Jersey Real Estate Commission pursuant to R.S.45:15-1 et seq.; or leases of real property with a term of at least 90 consecutive days. "Transient space marketplace" means a marketplace or travel agency through which a person may offer transient accommodations to customers and through which customers may arrange for occupancies of transient accommodations. "Transient space marketplace" does not include a marketplace or travel agency that exclusively offers transient accommodations in the State owned by the owner of the marketplace or travel agency. L.2007, c.30, s.3; amended 2018, c.49, s.3; 2018, c.132, s.5; 2019, c.235, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:19-3 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-3
Retaliatory action prohibited.
Status: in_force

3. An employer shall not take any retaliatory action against an employee because the employee does any of the following: a. Discloses, or threatens to disclose to a supervisor or to a public body an activity, policy or practice of the employer, or another employer, with whom there is a business relationship, that the employee reasonably believes: (1) is in violation of a law, or a rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to law, including any violation involving deception of, or misrepresentation to, any shareholder, investor, client, patient, customer, employee, former employee, retiree or pensioner of the employer or any governmental entity, or, in the case of an employee who is a licensed or certified health care professional, reasonably believes constitutes improper quality of patient care; or (2) is fraudulent or criminal, including any activity, policy or practice of deception or misrepresentation which the employee reasonably believes may defraud any shareholder, investor, client, patient, customer, employee, former employee, retiree or pensioner of the employer or any governmental entity; b. Provides information to, or testifies before, any public body conducting an investigation, hearing or inquiry into any violation of law, or a rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to law by the employer, or another employer, with whom there is a business relationship, including any violation involving deception of, or misrepresentation to, any shareholder, investor, client, patient, customer, employee, former employee, retiree or pensioner of the employer or any governmental entity, or, in the case of an employee who is a licensed or certified health care professional, provides information to, or testifies before, any public body conducting an investigation, hearing or inquiry into the quality of patient care; or c. Objects to, or refuses to participate in any activity, policy or practice which the employee reasonably believes: (1) is in violation of a law, or a rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to law, including any violation involving deception of, or misrepresentation to, any shareholder, investor, client, patient, customer, employee, former employee, retiree or pensioner of the employer or any governmental entity, or, if the employee is a licensed or certified health care professional, constitutes improper quality of patient care; (2) is fraudulent or criminal, including any activity, policy or practice of deception or misrepresentation which the employee reasonably believes may defraud any shareholder, investor, client, patient, customer, employee, former employee, retiree or pensioner of the employer or any governmental entity; or (3) is incompatible with a clear mandate of public policy concerning the public health, safety or welfare or protection of the environment. L.1986,c.105,s.3; amended 1989, c.220; 1997, c.98, s.2; 2005, c.329, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-73 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-73
Live-in domestic worker, work more than six consecutive days, same employer, without 24-hour rest, prohibited.
Status: in_force

15. A "live-in" domestic worker shall not be required to work more than six consecutive days for the same employer without a 24-hour period of rest, which may be unpaid. L.2023, c.262, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6B-12 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6B / Section 6B-12
Findings, declarations relative to certain employment rights of persons with criminal records.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Removing obstacles to employment for people with criminal records provides economic and social opportunities to a large group of people living in New Jersey, increasing the productivity, health, and safety of New Jersey communities. b. Criminal background checks by employers have increased dramatically in recent years, with estimates of 90 percent of large employers in the United States now conducting background checks as part of the hiring process. c. Barriers to employment based on criminal records stand to affect an estimated 65 million adults in the United States with criminal records. d. Employment advertisements in New Jersey frequently include language regarding criminal records that either explicitly precludes or strongly dissuades people from applying. e. Individuals with criminal records represent a group of job seekers ready and able to contribute and add to the workforce. f. Securing employment significantly reduces the risk of recidivism for persons with criminal records. g. Currently, at least 64 states, counties, and cities have enacted or passed statutes, ordinances, or policies to remove barriers to the employment of persons with criminal histories by public and private employers. h. The nation's largest public employer, the United States government, and the nation's largest private employer have each implemented their own policies removing barriers to the employment of persons with criminal histories. i. Numerous other major businesses and organizations have voluntarily implemented their own policies removing barriers to the employment of those with criminal histories. j. It is the intent and purpose of "The Opportunity to Compete Act" to improve the economic viability, health, and security of New Jersey communities and to assist people with criminal records to reintegrate into the community, become productive members of the workforce, and to provide for their families and themselves. L.2014, c.32, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-43 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-43
Separability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the act, and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. L.1953, c. 198, p. 1505, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-80 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-80
Short title
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Industry Sector Network Development Act." L.1995,c.207,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-298 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-298
Allocation of money to venture firms.
Status: in_force

30. a. (1) The authority is authorized to allocate money credited to the fund to one or more qualified venture firms for qualified investments at the times, in the amounts, and subject to the terms and conditions that the authority shall determine to be necessary and appropriate to effectuate the purposes of sections 20 through 34 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-288 through C.34:1B-302); provided that no more than two qualified investments shall be made with each qualified venture firm in a calendar year. (2) Each qualified investment shall not exceed $10,000,000 in initial investment, exclusive of follow-on investments; provided, however, if a qualified investment is in a business: (a) which utilizes intellectual property that is core to the its business model and was developed at a New Jersey-based college or university; (b) is considered a university spin-off business as determined by the authority; or (c) is certified by the State as a "minority business" or a "women's business" pursuant to P.L.1986, c.195 (C.52:27H-21.17 et seq.), then the qualified investment shall not exceed $12,500,000 in initial investment, exclusive of follow-on investments. A qualified investment shall either: (a) match a qualified venture firm's initial investment in a qualified business for the purchase of shares of stock; or (b) in instances where the venture firm has a prior investment in the qualified business, occur at a higher valuation compared to the venture firm's prior investments into the qualified business, as established by an independent third-party valuation or through participation by a third-party investor at the same valuation as the qualified venture firm. (3) The fund shall not invest in a qualified venture firm if the authority determines that an undue financial advantage would inure to a purchaser if the investment occurs or if the investment would be inconsistent with the investment policies and goals of the State. (4) The authority shall have a goal for 25 percent of the fund money that is allocated to qualified venture firms to be reserved for investment in businesses located in opportunity zones. (5) Within one year of the effective date of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-269 et al.), the authority shall undertake a disparity study of investment by venture firms in women- and minority-owned business enterprises in this State. Based on the finding of the disparity study, the authority, following board approval, may institute a set-aside plan to ensure that fund money allocated to qualified venture firms is reserved for investment in women- and minority-owned business enterprises in this State. b. The authority shall make and enter into an agreement with each qualified venture firm to which the authority allocates money under the program. The agreement shall include provisions that require the qualified venture firm to: (1) make investments in qualified businesses that equal or exceed the amount of capital received by the qualified venture firm from the fund under the program; (2) cause an audit of the qualified venture firm's books and accounts, which a certified public accountant, who is licensed in accordance with the "Accountancy Act of 1997," P.L.1997, c.259 (C.45:2B-42 et seq.), or licensed in accordance with the laws of another state, shall conduct at least once in each year in which the qualified venture firm is in receipt of fund money or in which the qualified venture firm is responsible for the management of fund money allocated to the qualified venture firm by the authority; (3) enter into an agreement with each qualified business that receives a qualified investment, which agreement shall, at a minimum, require the qualified business to use the qualified investment of capital to support its business operations in this State and to provide the information required under section 31 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-299); (4) upon the identification of a qualified investment, create a special purpose vehicle for the qualified investment of the fund; (5) upon the identification of a qualified investment, indicate the amount of follow-on investment the authority should reserve, and periodically provide updates concerning this amount; (6) agree that the qualified venture firm will publicize its participation in the "New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund;" (7) consent to the authority publicly disclosing the qualified venture firm on the list of qualified investment firms participating in the program; and (8) consent to the disclosure of tax expenditure information as described in paragraph (8) of subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.2009, c.189 (C.52:27B-20a). c. A qualified venture firm that has made and entered into an agreement with the authority in accordance with subsection b. of this section is authorized to make qualified investments of capital in one or more qualified businesses from fund money allocated to the qualified venture firm by the authority at the times, in the amounts, and subject to the terms and conditions that the qualified venture firm determines to be necessary and appropriate. The authority may limit the amount of allocated fund money that a qualified venture firm invests in a qualified business based upon the size of investments the qualified business has received, the source of the investments, and the industry in which the qualified business is engaged. L.2020, c.156, s.30; amended 2025, c.80, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:8-72 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-72
Co-employment of covered employees.
Status: in_force

6. a. An employee leasing company registered under this act and the respective client companies with which it has entered into employee leasing agreements shall be the co-employers of their covered employees for the payment of wages and other employment benefits due, including the obligation under the workers' compensation law, R.S.34:15-1 et seq., to maintain insurance coverage for covered employees for personal injuries to, or for the death of, those employees by accident arising out of and in the course of employment through policies issued by an insurance carrier licensed in the State of New Jersey. Such policies shall state the name of the employee leasing company as the labor contractor for each client company, by name. b. For purposes of P.L.2001, c.260 (C.34:8-67 et seq.), the agreement between the employee leasing company and the client company shall be one of co-employment, whereby the employee leasing company, having accepted the responsibilities set forth in section 2 of P.L.2001, c.260 (C.34:8-68), may submit reports to the department and make contributions to the Unemployment Compensation and State Disability Benefits Funds in the manner prescribed in section 7 of P.L.2001, c.260 (C.34:8-73), on behalf of those covered employees covered by the employee leasing agreement. In addition, the provisions of R.S.34:15-8, regarding the exclusivity of the remedy under the workers' compensation law for personal injuries to, or for the death of, employees by accident arising out of and in the course of their employment, shall apply to the employee leasing company and the client company, and their employees. c. The employee leasing company shall file reports prescribed under the "unemployment compensation law," R.S.43:21-1 et seq. on behalf of its covered employees as set forth in section 3 of P.L.2013, c.225 (C.43:21-7.8). L.2001, c.260, s.6; amended 2011, c.118, s.5; 2013, c.225, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56a31 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56a31
Establishment of maximum work week for certain health care facility employees.
Status: in_force

1. It is declared to be the public policy of this State to establish a maximum work week for certain hourly wage health care facility employees, beyond which the employees cannot be required to perform overtime work, in order to safeguard their health, efficiency, and general well-being as well as the health and general well-being of the persons to whom these employees provide services. L.2001,c.300,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-44 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-44
Inspectors; eligibility and qualifications; certificate
Status: in_force

Any citizen of the State having had at least 5 years' experience as engineer in the maintenance and operation of steam boilers, or as boiler maker, or as inspector for an insurance company specializing in the inspection and insurance of boilers and licensed to do business within the State, who shall satisfactorily pass the examination held by the examining board as required by section 34:1-45 of this Title, and who shall meet the requirements of the Civil Service Commission with regards to character, fitness and physical condition, shall receive from the commissioner a certificate of competency which shall authorize him to inspect boilers, pressure vessels and refrigeration plants within the State and which shall make him eligible for examination by the Civil Service Commission for the position of boiler, pressure vessel and refrigeration plant inspector in the department. Amended by L.1960, c. 134, p. 648, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-53.5 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-53.5
Division of Travel and Tourism, re-draw State tourism map, Central Jersey region.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Division of Travel and Tourism shall re-draw the State tourism map to create a "Central Jersey" region comprised, at a minimum of the counties of Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset, and to incorporate the "Central Jersey" region in all regional marketing activities, including in publications and on the VisitNJ.org website. b. The division shall remove from its grant applications and contracts any requirement that State tourism grant funds be targeted to audiences located at a minimum distance, and shall promote overnight stays. L.2023, c.149.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-69 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-69
Copy of judgment to be filed with director
Status: in_force

Whenever any judgment is entered in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court upon any matter arising under the provisions of this chapter the clerk of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court shall forthwith forward to the director a copy of the judgment, which need not be certified and for which no charge shall be made. Amended by L.1953, c. 33, p. 599, s. 60; L.1971, c. 463, s. 3, eff. March 2, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-225 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-225
Transfer of New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority, Office of Urban Enterprise Zone Authority.
Status: in_force

16. a. The New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority in the New Jersey Commerce Commission, transferred to the Department of the Treasury pursuant to subsection a. of section 28 of P.L.1998, c.44 (C.52:27C-88), and the Office of Urban Enterprise Zone Authority in the New Jersey Commerce Commission which provides services necessary and incidental to the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority pursuant to subsection d. of section 28 of P.L.1998, c.44 (C.52:27C-88), together with their respective functions, powers, and duties, are continued and are transferred to the Department of Community Affairs, provided however, that the authority shall be in, but not of, that department. b. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, reorganization plan, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise, reference is made to the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority or the Office of Urban Enterprise Zone Authority in the Department of the Treasury or the New Jersey Commerce Commission, the same shall mean and refer to the Department of Community Affairs. L.2008, c.27, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 34:18-1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 18 / Section 18-1
Fidelity deposits by employees as trust funds
Status: in_force

Any and all sums of money taken or received by any employer from any employee as deposit or security for the faithful performance by such employee of his duties shall be deemed to be trust funds held in trust by such employer for and on behalf of such employee, to be repaid upon the termination of employment or the balance thereof in accordance with the provisions of any contract of employment. Such employer shall not be required to segregate such moneys nor deposit such moneys in separate accounts; provided, however, that such employer shall at all times have available in cash, on deposit or in readily negotiable securities a sum not less than the aggregate amount of such trust funds. L.1939, c. 117, p. 424, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6A-5 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6A / Section 6A-5
Protective devices or safeguards; rendering ineffective
Status: in_force

No person shall render ineffective any employee protective devices or safeguards installed or provided in compliance with the provisions of this act for the protection of the health or safety of any employee. L.1965, c. 154, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-24 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-24
§ 34:1-24
Status: in_force

The commissioner may charge a reasonable fee for blue prints, literature and publications issued by the department.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-5.4 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-5.4
Prohibitions relative to public employers, employee organizations, their representatives, agents.
Status: in_force

1. a. Public employers, their representatives or agents are prohibited from: (1) Interfering with, restraining or coercing employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed to them by this act. (2) Dominating or interfering with the formation, existence or administration of any employee organization. (3) Discriminating in regard to hire or tenure of employment or any term or condition of employment to encourage or discourage employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed to them by this act. (4) Discharging or otherwise discriminating against any employee because he has signed or filed an affidavit, petition or complaint or given any information or testimony under this act. (5) Refusing to negotiate in good faith with a majority representative of employees in an appropriate unit concerning terms and conditions of employment of employees in that unit, or refusing to process grievances presented by the majority representative. (6) Refusing to reduce a negotiated agreement to writing and to sign such agreement. (7) Violating any of the rules and regulations established by the commission. b. Employee organizations, their representatives or agents are prohibited from: (1) Interfering with, restraining or coercing employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed to them by this act. (2) Interfering with, restraining or coercing a public employer in the selection of his representative for the purposes of negotiations or the adjustment of grievances. (3) Refusing to negotiate in good faith with a public employer, if they are the majority representative of employees in an appropriate unit concerning terms and conditions of employment of employees in that unit. (4) Refusing to reduce a negotiated agreement to writing and to sign such agreement. (5) Violating any of the rules and regulations established by the commission. c. The commission shall have exclusive power as hereinafter provided to prevent anyone from engaging in any unfair practice listed in subsections a. and b. above. Whenever it is charged that anyone has engaged or is engaging in any such unfair practice, the commission, or any designated agent thereof, shall have authority to issue and cause to be served upon such party a complaint stating the specific unfair practice charged and including a notice of hearing containing the date and place of hearing before the commission or any designated agent thereof; provided that no complaint shall issue based upon any unfair practice occurring more than six months prior to the filing of the charge unless the person aggrieved thereby was prevented from filing such charge in which event the six-month period shall be computed from the day he was no longer so prevented. In any such proceeding, the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) shall be applicable. Evidence shall be taken at the hearing and filed with the commission. If, upon all the evidence taken, the commission shall determine that any party charged has engaged or is engaging in any such unfair practice, the commission shall state its findings of fact and conclusions of law and issue and cause to be served on such party an order requiring such party to cease and desist from such unfair practice, and to take such reasonable affirmative action as will effectuate the policies of this act. All cases in which a complaint and notice of hearing on a charge is actually issued by the commission, shall be prosecuted before the commission or its agent, or both, by the representative of the employee organization or party filing the charge or his authorized representative. d. The commission shall at all times have the power and duty, upon the request of any public employer or majority representative, to make a determination as to whether a matter in dispute is within the scope of collective negotiations. The commission shall serve the parties with its findings of fact and conclusions of law. Any determination made by the commission pursuant to this subsection may be appealed to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. e. The commission shall adopt such rules as may be required to regulate the conduct of representation elections, and to regulate the time of commencement of negotiations and of institution of impasse procedures so that there will be full opportunity for negotiations and the resolution of impasses prior to required budget submission dates. f. The commission or any interested party shall have the power to apply to the Superior Court, Law Division, for an appropriate order enforcing any order of the commission issued under subsection c. or d. hereof, and its findings of fact, if based upon substantial evidence on the record as a whole, shall not, in such action, be set aside or modified; any order for remedial or affirmative action, if reasonably designed to effectuate the purposes of this act, shall be affirmed and enforced in such proceeding. g. The Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs may notify the commission that a municipality deemed a "municipality in need of stabilization and recovery" pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2016, c.4 (C.52:27BBBB-4) shall not be subject to the commission's authority to prevent an unfair practice pursuant to subsection a. of this section. Upon such notice, neither the commission, nor any designee, shall have the authority to issue or cause to be served upon such municipality in need of stabilization and recovery any complaint alleging an unfair practice under subsection a. of this section or to hold any hearings with respect thereto. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the scope of any general or specific powers of the Local Finance Board or the Director set forth in P.L.2016, c.4 (C.52:27BBBB-1 et al.). The provisions of this subsection shall no longer be applicable on and after the first day of the sixth year next following the determination by the Commissioner of Community Affairs that the municipality shall be deemed "a municipality in need of stabilization and recovery" pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2016, c.4 (C.52:27BBBB-4); however, actions taken pursuant to this subsection prior to the effective date of P.L.2021, c.124 (C.52:27BBBB-4 et al.) shall be final and shall not be subject to reconsideration. L.1974, c.123, s.1; amended 1979, c.477, s.1; 2016, c.4, s.7; 2021, c.124, s.4; 2021, c.411, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-269 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-269
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-269 et al.) shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020." L.2020, c.156, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15B-40 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15B / Section 15B-40
Approval, evaluation of service provider.
Status: in_force

6. a. No federal job training funds shall be used to obtain employment and training services from a service provider unless the provider is an approved service provider and the provider agrees to provide, on a first-come, first-served basis, the services it offers to any trainee who is referred to it to obtain the offered services, if included in the individual's Employability Development Plan developed pursuant to section 4 of this act, up to the total number of trainees that the provider agrees to serve. b. Each service provider shall maintain, make available and submit appropriate records and data for monitoring and evaluation purposes, as required by the State Employment and Training Commission. The records and data shall include, but not be limited to: (1) A record for each trainee enrolled, including the trainee's name, Social Security number, gender, date of birth, date of enrollment, and any date of completion, termination, start in a job or application for a license, any licensing examination result, date of issue of a license or credential issued, and any other information specified by the State Employment and Training Commission or the Center for Occupational Employment Information. For any individual who does not have a Social Security number, the service provider may substitute an alternate method of identification, except that, at the time of start into employment, the alternate code shall be cross-referenced with the individual's valid Social Security number; (2) A record of all administrative and overhead expenses of the provider related to the providing of employment and training services funded by the program and the provider's direct expenses of providing the services; and (3) Any other information deemed appropriate by the commissioner or the State Employment and Training Commission for evaluation purposes. c. In the case of a provider of occupational training services, the commissioner shall collect the information needed to measure effectively the long-term success of the former trainees of the provider in obtaining permanent employment 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. The commission shall set such standards as it deems appropriate regarding comparisons of the former trainees with groups of otherwise similar individuals who did not receive the training. The information obtained pursuant to this subsection shall be used to: (1) Assist in evaluating the performance of providers of occupational training services; (2) Assist in determining which providers of occupational training services to place on the State Eligible Training Provider List; and (3) Assist in providing reliable information regarding the quality of available providers of occupational training services as part of the counseling provided pursuant to section 4 of this act, including the furnishing, for use in the counseling, including counseling provided pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1992, c.48 (C.34:15B-38), section 7 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-7) and section 3 of P.L.1992, c.47 (C.43:21-59), of a consumer report card on service providers showing the long-term success of former trainees of each provider in obtaining permanent employment 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 State Employment and Training Commission, the commissioner, and each service provider shall comply with all pertinent State and federal laws regarding the privacy of students and other participants in employment and training programs, including but not limited to, the Privacy Act of 1974, Pub.L.93-579 (5 U.S.C. s.552 and 20 U.S.C. s.1232g), and shall provide all disclosures to the students and participants required by those laws. L.1992,c.48,s.6; amended 2005, c.354, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-18 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-18
Service of notice; form; sufficiency
Status: in_force

The notice referred to may be served personally upon the employer, or upon any agent of the employer upon whom a summons may be served in a civil action, or by sending it through the mail to the employer at the last known residence or business place thereof within the state, and shall be substantially in the following form: "To (name of employer): You are hereby notified that a personal injury was received by (name of employee injured), who was in your employ at (place) while engaged as (nature of employment), on or about the ....... day of ................... , nineteen hundred and ........ , and that compensation will be claimed therefor. Signed, .................................................. ." No variation from this form shall be material if the notice is sufficient to advise the employer that a certain employee, by name, received an injury in the course of his employment on or about a specified time, at or near a certain place. Notice served at the office of, or on the person who was the employee's immediate superior, shall be a compliance with this article.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6-21.2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-21.2
Form of report
Status: in_force

The report shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the commissioner and shall identify the premises by ownership and location, state the number of injuries and fatalities that were caused by the fire, contain an estimate of amount of fire damage, contain a statement of probable cause and origin where known or determined and furnish other information which may be determined by the commissioner to be necessary to determine fire causes and losses in the industries of this State. L.1950, c. 51, p. 90, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-139.1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-139.1
Powers of authority relative to bonds.
Status: in_force

9. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, regulation or order to the contrary: a. The authority shall have the power, pursuant to 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 (1) providing funds for the payment, in full or in part, of the grants provided to businesses under sections 1 through 14 of P.L.1996, c.26 (C.34:1B-124 through 34:1B-137); (2) providing funds to be used by the authority only for the purposes enumerated in subsections a. and b. of section 4 of P.L.1992, c.16 (C.34:1B-7.13) for payments to, or for the benefit of, designated industries that have the greatest potential to create eligible positions and promote State development strategies; and (3) and any costs related to the issuance of such bonds. The authority may establish reserve or other funds to further secure bonds and refunding bonds. The bonds shall be in the amount to yield proceeds to fund, all or in part, the payment of grants provided to business under this act, plus additional bonds to pay for the costs of issuance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, bonds issued for the purposes of paragraph (2) of this subsection, excluding refunding bonds, may only be issued upon certification by the authority at the time of issuance to the effect that payments for principal and interest on such bonds and any additional costs authorized by that paragraph (2) may not exceed an amount equivalent to the residual withholdings anticipated at the time of issuance of such bonds for the applicable fiscal years. b. The authority may, in any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or refunding bonds, pledge the contract with the State Treasurer, provided for in section 10 of P.L.2003, c.166 (C.34:1B-139.2), or any part thereof, for the payment or redemption of the bonds or refunding bonds, and covenant as to the use and disposition of money available to the authority for payments of bonds and refunding bonds. All costs associated with the issuance of bonds and 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 10 and 11 of P.L.2003, c.166 (C.34:1B-139.2 and C.34:1B-139.3), which costs may include, but are not limited to, any costs and fees relating to the issuance of the bonds or refunding bonds, annual administrative costs and fees of the authority attributable to the payment of grants issued to businesses under this act, the fees and costs of bond counsel and any other professional fees and costs attributable to the agreements described in subsection c. of this section. The bonds or refunding bonds shall be authorized by resolution, which shall stipulate the manner of execution and form of the bonds, whether the bonds are in one or more series, the date or dates of issue, time or times of maturity, which shall not exceed 20 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 10 and 11 of P.L.2003, c.166 (C.34:1B-139.2 and C.34:1B-139.3). 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 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, 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 approved by the authority. d. (1) 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 and the Joint Budget Oversight Committee. 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. (2) Subsequent to the issuance of bonds for the purposes of paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section, but prior to the expenditure of the proceeds of the issuance of those bonds for any program, the authority shall provide the Joint Budget Oversight Committee with a detailed description of the program to be funded. No expenditure for such program, shall occur without approval by the committee of that program; provided however, that if the committee fails to consider any program for approval within 14 calendar days from date of receipt of the program description from authority, each such program not considered shall be deemed approved. "Program" for purposes of this section does not include costs of issuance. In addition, the authority shall provide the committee with an itemized, detailed list of persons, businesses or other entities that will receive financing under such approved programs prior to the funding being distributed, including other public entities for the purpose of the public entity making grants, loans or entering into other financial transactions. When the funds allocated to a public entity for the purpose of the public entity making grants, loans or entering into other financial transactions are subsequently allocated by that other public entity, the entity shall provide to the authority so that the authority can provide to the Joint Budget Oversight Committee an itemized, detailed list of persons, businesses or other entities, that will receive such funds, and the amount that each will so receive. 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, except as otherwise provided by this subsection, 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, 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, appraisers, and such other advisors, consultants and agents as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. g. The proceeds from the sale of the bonds, other than refunding bonds, issued pursuant to this act, after payment of any costs related to the issuance of such bonds, shall be paid by the authority to be applied to the payment, in full or in part, for the purposes set forth in subsection a. of this section as directed by the State Treasurer. h. All bonds or refunding bonds issued by the authority 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 on 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. i. 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. j. Notwithstanding any restriction contained in any other law, rule, regulation or order to the contrary, the State and all political subdivisions of this 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, 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.2003,c.166,s.9; amended 2003, c.274.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6A-36 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6A / Section 6A-36
Notice of safety violation
Status: in_force

12. a. Any employee, group of employees or employee representative who believes that a violation of a safety standard exists, or that an imminent danger exists, may request an inspection by giving notice to the commissioner of the violation or danger. The notice and request shall be in writing, shall set forth the grounds for the notice and shall be signed by the employee, a group of employees or an employee representative. Upon the request of the person giving the notice, his name or the name of any employee representative giving the notice shall be withheld. The commissioner shall conduct an appropriate inspection at the earliest time possible. The commissioner shall so interpret and administer this section so as to encourage any employee, group of employees or employee representative who believes that a violation of a safety standard exists, or that an imminent danger exists, to report that violation or danger in the first instance to the employer's safety officer. b. A representative of the employer, the employee or employees giving the notice and an employee representative shall be given the opportunity to accompany the commissioner during an inspection for the purpose of aiding in such inspection. Where there is no authorized employee representative, the commissioner shall consult with a reasonable number of employees concerning matters of safety in the workplace. c. Any employee who accompanies the commissioner on an inspection shall receive payment of normal wages for the time spent during the inspection. d. The information obtained by the commissioner under this section shall be obtained with a minimum burden upon the employer. L.1983,c.516,s.12; amended 1995,c.186,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15B-43 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15B / Section 15B-43
Definitions relative to precautions in sign fabrication.
Status: in_force

4. As used in sections 2 through 7 of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-41 to C.34:15B-46): "Approved skill training program" means a sheet metal apprenticeship training program that is registered with the federal or a state government and provides both apprenticeship training and training to upgrade skills of journey persons in the skills of the sheet metal industry, including those relating to sign fabrication. "Fabricated sign" means a sign, including a sign for government or public use, that exceeds 50 pounds in weight or 25 square feet in area, or exceeds 50 pounds in weight and is elevated or designed to be elevated 25 feet or more. "Sign fabricator" means a manufacturer or other entity that produces fabricated signs. L.2019, c.84, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.26 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.26
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: (1) "Department" means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development of the State of New Jersey. (2) "Locality" means any political subdivision of the State, combination of the same or parts thereof, or any geographical area or areas classified, designated and fixed by the commissioner from time to time, provided that in determining the "locality," the commissioner shall be guided by the boundary lines of political subdivisions or parts thereof, or by a consideration of the areas with respect to which it has been the practice of employers of particular crafts or trades to engage in collective bargaining with the representatives of workers in such craft or trade. (3) "Maintenance work" means the repair of existing facilities when the size, type or extent of such facilities is not thereby changed or increased. "Maintenance work" also means any work on a maintenance-related project that exceeds the scope of work and capabilities of in-house maintenance personnel, requires the solicitation of bids, and has an aggregate value exceeding $50,000. (4) "Public body" means the State of New Jersey, any of its political subdivisions, any authority created by the Legislature of the State of New Jersey and any instrumentality or agency of the State of New Jersey or of any of its political subdivisions. (5) "Public work" means construction, reconstruction, demolition, alteration, custom fabrication, duct cleaning, or repair work, or maintenance work, including painting, and decorating, done under contract and paid for in whole or in part out of the funds of a public body, except work performed under a rehabilitation program. "Public work" shall also mean construction, reconstruction, demolition, alteration, custom fabrication, duct cleaning, or repair work, done on any property or premises, whether or not the work is paid for from public funds, if, at the time of the entering into of the contract the property or premises is owned by the public body or (a) Not less than 55% of the property or premises is leased by a public body, or is subject to an agreement to be subsequently leased by the public body; and (b) The portion of the property or premises that is leased or subject to an agreement to be subsequently leased by the public body measures more than 20,000 square feet. (6) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development or his duly authorized representatives. (7) "Workman" or "worker" includes laborer, mechanic, skilled or semi-skilled, laborer and apprentices or helpers employed by any contractor or subcontractor and engaged in the performance of services directly upon a public work, regardless of whether their work becomes a component part thereof, but does not include material suppliers or their employees who do not perform services at the job site. For the purpose of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.), contractors or subcontractors engaged in custom fabrication shall not be regarded as material suppliers. (8) "Work performed under a rehabilitation program" means work arranged by and at a State institution primarily for teaching and upgrading the skills and employment opportunities of the inmates of such institutions. (9) "Prevailing wage" means the wage rate paid by virtue of collective bargaining agreements by employers employing a majority of workers of that craft or trade subject to said collective bargaining agreements, in the locality in which the public work is done. (10) "Act" means the provisions of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) and the rules and regulations issued hereunder. (11) "Prevailing wage contract threshold amount" means: (a) In the case of any public work paid for in whole or in part out of the funds of a municipality in the State of New Jersey or done on property or premises owned by a public body or leased or to be leased by the municipality, the dollar amount established for the then current calendar year by the commissioner through rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), which amount shall be equal to $9,850 on July 1, 1994 and which amount shall be adjusted on July 1 every five calendar years thereafter in direct proportion to the rise or fall in the average of the Consumer Price Indices for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers for the New York metropolitan and the Philadelphia metropolitan regions as reported by the United States Department of Labor during the last full calendar year preceding the date upon which the adjustment is made; and (b) In the case of any public work other than a public work described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, an amount equal to $2,000. (12) "Custom fabrication" means: (a) the fabrication of any of the following: plumbing, heating, cooling, ventilation or exhaust duct systems, mechanical insulation, or one or more signs in a project which cost a total of more than $30,000 and are part of a project upon completion; or (b) any other fabrication which is one or more entire modules or structures pre-fabricated to specifications for a particular project of public work with minimal construction work remaining other than installation, regardless of whether unforeseen construction work is required on the public work site to modify the custom fabricated item for the purpose of installation, for use in a project of public work or for use in a type or classification of a project of public work. "Custom fabrication" shall not include components or materials, such as structural steel members or precast concrete, or smaller prefabricated components. L.1963, c.150, s.2; amended 1966, c.118; 1974, c.64; 1990, c.27, s.1; 1995, c.259, s.13; 2004, c.101; 2007, c.68, s.1; 2009, c.249; 2019, c.44, s.1; 2021, c.253; 2022, c.113; 2023, c.133.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-213 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-213
Disposition of Executive Director, employees of New Jersey Commerce Commission.
Status: in_force

4. With respect to the Executive Director and employees of the New Jersey Commerce Commission: a. Notwithstanding the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.), the office and term of the Executive Director of the New Jersey Commerce Commission, established by section 31 of P.L.2007, c.253 (C.52:27C-71.1), shall terminate not later than ninety days following the effective date of this act. b. Employees of the New Jersey Commerce Commission who are employed by the Commission on the date of enactment of P.L.2008, c.27 (C.34:1B-210 et al.) are continued and transferred to the division, except for: (1) employees assigned to perform the work of the Urban Enterprise Zone Authority who may be transferred to the Department of the Treasury; or (2) employees who are transferred as otherwise specified in this act. Such transfers shall be consistent with the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.). Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to alter the representation status, bargaining rights and bargained-for terms and conditions of employment, or lack thereof, of any New Jersey Commerce Commission employee in office or employment on the effective date of this act, nor shall the establishment of the division and its placement in the authority alter such conditions for employees of the authority in office or employment on that effective date, except as specifically provided herein. L.2008, c.27, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.95 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.95
Submission of waterfront employer's certificate to public body.
Status: in_force

19. Each waterfront employer shall, as a condition to receipt of any financial assistance from a public body, submit to the public body the waterfront employer's certificate of registration and the certificates of registration for all known subcontractors who are waterfront employers. Applications for registration shall not be acceptable as a substitute for a certificate of registration for the purposes of compliance with this section. L. 2021, c.336, s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15C-1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15C / Section 15C-1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

4. As used in this act: a. "At-risk youth" means a teenage high school dropout or a teenage parent or other teenager whose pattern of behavior is likely to result in becoming a high school dropout. b. "Commission" means the State Employment and Training Commission established pursuant to section 5 of this act. c. "Federal job training funds" means any moneys expended 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 to obtain employment and training services or other employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities, including employment and training services as defined in section 1 of P.L.1992, c.48 (C.34:15B-35) and employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities as described in sections 2 and 4 of P.L.2004, c.39 (C.34:1A-1.3 and 34:1A-1.5). d. "Labor demand occupation" means an occupation which: (1) 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 (2) 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. e. "Owner" of a qualifying school means any person who acts as the proprietor of a qualifying school, including any individual who has an ownership interest of five percent or more in the qualifying school. f. (1) "Qualifying school" means, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection f., a government unit, person, association, firm, corporation, private organization, or any entity doing business or maintaining facilities within the State, whether operating on a for profit or not for profit basis, which: (a) Offers or maintains a course of instruction or instructional program utilized to prepare individuals for future education or the workplace, including instruction in literacy or basic skills, or provides supplemental instruction in recognized occupational skills, pre-employment skills or literacy skills; (b) Offers instruction by any method including, but not limited to, classroom, shop, laboratory experience, correspondence, Internet and other distance learning media, or any combination thereof; (c) Offers instruction to the general public or in conjunction with New Jersey's workforce investment system; and (d) Charges tuition or other fees or costs, or receives public funding for the delivery of any of the above types of instruction. (2) "Qualifying school" does not mean: (a) Colleges and universities licensed by the Commission on Higher Education or other schools, institutions and entities, including public or private schools below college level, which are regulated and approved pursuant to any law of this State other than this 2005 amendatory and supplementary act; (b) Employers offering instruction to their employees directly or through a contract instructor, where there is no cost to the employee and no profit to the employer; or (c) Schools offering instruction which is avocational, cultural or recreational in nature. g. "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. h. "State job training funds" means any moneys expended from the Workforce Development Partnership Fund created pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-9), the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2001, c.152 (C.34:15D-21) or any other source of State moneys to obtain employment and training services or other employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities, including employment and training services as defined in section 3 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-3) and employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities as described in sections 2 and 4 of P.L.2004, c.39 (C.34:1A-1.3 and 34:1A-1.5). i. "Workforce Investment Board" means a board established pursuant to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Pub.L.105-220 (29 U.S.C. s.2801 et seq.). j. "Workforce investment programs" means programs and services that are State or federally funded and designed to develop, improve, or maintain the productivity and earning power of workers and job seekers, including employment and training services, as defined in section 1 of P.L.1992, c.48 (C.34:15B-35) and section 3 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-3), and including employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities as described in sections 2 and 4 of P.L.2004, c.39 (C.34:1A-1.3 and 34:1A-1.5). k. "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.1989,c.293,s.4; amended 2005, c.354, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15D-34 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15D / Section 15D-34
"Office of Strategic Enforcement and Compliance."
Status: in_force

2. a. There is hereby established in the department an "Office of Strategic Enforcement and Compliance," which shall oversee and coordinate across the divisions of the department and, when necessary, between the department and other State agencies and entities, strategic enforcement of State wage, benefit and tax laws, as deemed appropriate by the commissioner. b. Each division within the department selected by the commissioner shall designate at least one employee whose duties shall include, among others, serving as a liaison with the "Office of Strategic Enforcement and Compliance." c. The commissioner shall devote departmental resources, including those of the department's Office of Research and Information, to support a data-driven approach to the work of the "Office of Strategic Enforcement and Compliance." d. (1) As a precondition to the award to a person of direct business assistance from the department, and as a precondition for the department to report to another State agency or entity that a business is in substantial good standing, the department shall determine whether the person has any outstanding liability to the department under any of the statutes or rules that the department enforces, including but not limited to, for unpaid contributions to the unemployment compensation fund or the State disability benefits fund; to any individual on whose behalf the department has issued a final order for the payment of wages or benefits; or for any penalties, fees or interest due the department pursuant to a final order issued under any of the statutes or rules that the department enforces. As an example, prior to the department reporting substantial good standing as required under the "New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020," P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-269 et al.), the department shall complete the determination required by this paragraph. If the department determines that a person has any outstanding liability to the department under any of the statutes or rules that the department enforces, the application by the person for direct business assistance from the department shall be denied, and it shall be reported to any inquiring State agency or entity that the business is not in substantial good standing. If a person is seeking the award of direct business assistance from the department, or where a report has been requested as to whether the person is in substantial good standing with the department, if the person has entered into an agreement with the department to immediately and fully comply with the statutes and rules enforced by the department and to resolve all delinquencies or deficiencies within a time period specified by the commissioner, then the commissioner may approve the award of direct business assistance from the department, or issue a report that the person is in substantial good standing with the department, notwithstanding the outstanding liability to the department under any of the statutes or rules that the department enforces. (2) The "Office of Strategic Enforcement and Compliance" shall oversee and coordinate review processes good standing with the Department's laws and rules as determined under paragraph (1) of this subsection. L.2021, c.166, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13B-3 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13B / Section 13B-3
Additional powers to State Board of Mediation
Status: in_force

There is hereby included in the functions of the State Board of Mediation the following responsibility: (A) The determination of who are the representatives of any given craft or class of employees of a utility; which employees of a utility constitute or are members of a given craft or class and entitled to vote in an election for choice of representatives of such craft or class for purposes of collective bargaining. It shall be the duty of the State Board of Mediation to recognize as an appropriate bargaining unit, any craft, group, or class of employees of a utility, the majority of whom desire to be represented as such class, craft or group. L.1946, c. 38, p. 88, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:8A-17 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 8A / Section 8A-17
Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. L.1975, c. 49, s. 9, eff. April 7, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.6 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.6
Violations of act
Status: in_force

Any employer who willfully violates any provision of this act, or who discharges or in any other manner discriminates against any employee because such employee has made any complaint to his or her employer, the commissioner, or any other person, or instituted, or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this act, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceedings, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00), nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), or by imprisonment for not less than ten days nor more than ninety days, or by both fine and imprisonment. L.1952, c. 9, p. 46, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6B-8 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6B / Section 6B-8
Retaliation, discrimination prohibited.
Status: in_force

4. No employer shall retaliate or discriminate against an individual because the individual has done or was about to do any of the following: a. Refuse to provide or disclose any user name or password, or in any way provide access to, a personal account through an electronic communications device; b. Report an alleged violation of this act to the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development; c. Testify, assist, or participate in any investigation, proceeding, or action concerning a violation of this act; or d. Otherwise oppose a violation of this act. L.2013, c.155, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6-98.17 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-98.17
Repeals
Status: in_force

Article 9 of chapter 6 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes (sections 34:6-68 to 34:6-98) and sections 34:1-34, 34:1-35, 34:1-36 of the Revised Statutes are hereby repealed. L.1954, c. 197, p. 745, s. 17.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-7 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-7
Compensation by agreement; defenses; burden of proof
Status: in_force

When employer and employee shall by agreement, either express or implied, as hereinafter provided, accept the provisions of this article compensation for personal injuries to, or for the death of, such employee by accident arising out of and in the course of employment shall be made by the employer without regard to the negligence of the employer, according to the schedule contained in sections 34:15-12 and 34:15-13 of this Title in all cases except when the injury or death is intentionally self-inflicted, or when intoxication or the unlawful use of controlled dangerous substances as defined in the "New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act," P.L.1970, c. 266 (C. 24:21-1 et seq.), or willful failure to make use of a reasonable and proper personal protective device or devices furnished by the employer, which has or have been clearly made a requirement of the employee's employment by the employer and uniformly enforced and which an employer can properly document that despite repeated warnings, the employee has willfully failed to properly and effectively utilize, is the natural and proximate cause of injury or death provided, however, this latter provision shall not apply where there is such imminent danger or need for immediate action which does not allow for appropriate use of personal protective device or devices, and the burden of the proof of such fact shall be upon the employer or when recreational or social activities, unless such recreational or social activities are a regular incident of employment and produce a benefit to the employer beyond improvement in employee health and morale, are the natural and proximate cause of the injury or death. Amended by L.1979, c. 283, s. 1, eff. Jan. 10, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-20 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-20
Appeal tribunals; membership; compensation; disqualification for interest; alternates; disputed benefit claims
Status: in_force

To hear and decide disputed benefit claims, including appeals from determinations with respect to demands by the deputy for refunds of benefits under section 43:21-16(d) of the Revised Statutes, the director of the Division of Employment Security, with the approval of the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, shall establish one or more impartial appeal tribunals consisting in each case of either a salaried examiner or a body consisting of three members, one of whom shall be a salaried examiner, who shall serve as chairman, one of whom shall be a representative of employers and the other of whom shall be a representative of employees; each of the latter two members shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner and be paid a fee of not more than twenty dollars ($20.00) per day of active service on such tribunal plus necessary expenses. No person shall participate on behalf of the division in any case in which he is an interested party. The director of the Division of Employment Security may designate alternates to serve in the absence or disqualification of any member of an appeal tribunal. The chairman shall act alone in the absence or disqualification of any other member and his alternates. In no case shall the hearings proceed unless the chairman of the appeal tribunal is present. Disputed claims for benefits under approved private plans established in accordance with the Temporary Disability Benefits Law shall be heard, reviewed, and determined as provided in section 26(a) of that act. L.1948, c. 446, p. 1771, s. 20.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.62 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.62
Civil action to recover prevailing wage.
Status: in_force

5. Any worker paid less than the prevailing wage for building services and covered airport or related location workers to which the worker is entitled by the provisions of this act may recover in a civil action the full amount of the prevailing wage for building services and covered airport or related location workers less any amount actually paid to the worker by the employer together with any costs and reasonable attorney's fees allowed by the court, and an agreement between the worker and the employer to work for less than the prevailing wage for building services and covered airport or related location workers shall not be a defense to the action. The worker shall be entitled to maintain an action for and on behalf of the worker or other workers similarly situated and the worker or workers may designate an agent or representative to maintain such actions for and on behalf of all workers similarly situated. At the request of any worker paid less than the prevailing wage for building services and covered airport or related location workers required under the provisions of this act, the commissioner may take an assignment of the wage claim in trust for the assigning worker or workers and may bring any legal action necessary to collect the claim, and the employer shall be required to pay any costs and such reasonable attorney's fee as are allowed by the court. L.2005, c.379, s.5; amended 2021, c.68, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-365 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-365
Chief Compliance Officer.
Status: in_force

101. a. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority shall employ a Chief Compliance Officer, who shall be appointed by the Chief Executive Officer of the authority. b. The Chief Compliance Officer shall: (1) create, maintain, monitor, and coordinate procedures to ensure that all economic development incentive programs, authority employees, and economic development incentive program applicants and recipients comply fully with the requirements of the corresponding economic development incentive program; (2) on such periodic basis as determined by the authority, arrange for systematic audits of economic development incentive programs for compliance with the laws, regulations, codes, orders, procedures, advisory opinions and rulings concerning those programs; (3) maintain a central database of information concerning the management of all economic development incentive programs and information on economic development incentive program applicants and recipients to provide for the regular and ongoing reporting, verification, and monitoring of the State's economic development incentive programs; (4) prior to the adoption of any rule or regulation by the authority or the board related to the general administration of the programs administered by the authority pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-274), section 19 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-287), section 29 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-297), section 34 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-302), section 41 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-309), section 52 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-320), section 67 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-335), section 79 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.52:27D-520), section 88 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-354), and section 97 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-361), or any other regulation specifically related to the recapture of economic development incentive award values, review and certify that the provisions of program rules or regulations provide the authority with adequate procedures to pursue the recapture of the value of an economic development incentive in the case of substantial noncompliance, fraud, or abuse by the economic development incentive recipient, and that program rules and regulations are sufficient to ensure against economic development incentive fraud, waste, and abuse; and (5) refer, to the Economic Development Inspector General and to the Attorney General, information on suspected fraud or abuse identified by the Division of Portfolio Management and Compliance. c. The Chief Compliance Officer, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Department of the Treasury, shall: Develop, adopt, and implement a corrective action plan within six months of receiving notice of any program deficiency issued by the Economic Development Inspector General, that is designed to enable the authority to properly manage the economic development incentive programs administered by the authority. d. To ensure against economic development incentive fraud, waste, and abuse, the authority may recapture all or any portion of the value of an economic development incentive awarded pursuant to any of the authority's economic development incentive programs in the case of substantial noncompliance, fraud, or abuse by the economic development incentive recipient. The authority may incorporate provisions in the regulations for each economic development incentive program that the authority deems necessary to implement this subsection. L.2020, c.156, s.101; amended 2021, c.160, s.48.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56a41 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56a41
Regulations
Status: in_force

7. a. Notwithstanding any provision of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the commissioner, in consultation with the State Treasurer, may adopt, upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such regulations that the commissioner deems necessary to implement the provisions of sections 5 through 9 of P.L.2019, c.32 (C.34:11-56a39 to 34:11-56a41, 54:10A-5.42, and 54A:4-18), which regulations shall be effective for a period not to exceed 180 days from the date of the filing. The commissioner shall thereafter amend, adopt, or readopt the regulations in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). The regulations adopted by the commissioner shall include the following: (1) standards and procedures for determining which employees are employees with impairments for the purpose of determining the eligibility of employers for tax credits; (2) any additions to, or modifications of, wage record-keeping requirements needed to calculate the amounts of tax credits under sections 5 through 9 of P.L.2019, c.32 (C.34:11-56a39 to 34:11-56a41, 54:10A-5.42, and 54A:4-18); (3) continuing to provide the calculation, for each year, of what the minimum wage would have been under section 5 of P.L.1966 (C.34:11-56a4) and paragraph 23 of Article I of the New Jersey Constitution if P.L.2019, c.32 (C.34:11-56a4.9 et al.) had not been enacted ; and (4) a method for employers to submit certificates of credit to the Division of Taxation pursuant to sections 8 and 9 of P.L.2019, c.32 (C.54:10A-5.42 and C.54A:4-18). b. Beginning the year next following the year in which P.L.2019, c.32 (C.34:11-56a4.9 et al.) takes effect and every two years thereafter, the commissioner shall prepare a report concerning the award of tax credits under sections 5 through 9 of P.L.2019, c.32 (C.34:11-56a39 to 34:11-56a41, 54:10A-5.42, and 54A:4-18), and submit the report to the Governor, and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature. Each biennial report required under this subsection shall include the names and locations of, and the amount of tax credits allowed to, each employer allowed a tax credit under sections 5 through 9 of P.L.2019, c.32 (C.34:11-56a39 to 34:11-56a41, 54:10A-5.42, and 54A:4-18). L.2019, c.32, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15F-14 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15F / Section 15F-14
Maximum hours of employment for youths.
Status: in_force

3. a. The State's limitations on hours of employment for child labor shall govern the maximum hours of employment for youths employed through the program. For participation in the employment program, the youth shall receive from the employer compensation of not less than the minimum wage rate pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a4). b. The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, in conjunction with the State Employment and Training Commission and the council, shall endeavor to work with the Secretary of State, the Commissioner of Education, major Statewide education organizations, and nonprofit organizations providing specialized services to youth to publicize the opportunities available under the program and promote the voluntary participation therein of school districts and students. L.2001, c.446, s.3; amended 2007, c.189, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6-47.1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-47.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor or any of his authorized representatives. b. "High-voltage lines" means electrical conductors installed above ground and having a voltage differential in excess of 750 volts between any pair of conductors or between any conductor and ground. In the case of alternating current, the voltage shall be measured in R.M.S. value. This definition shall not include approved armored cable used to supply power to portable equipment and insulated power cables enclosed in approved metallic raceways. L. 1948, c. 249, s. 1; amended by L. 1966, c. 261, s. 2; 1987, c. 124, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-241.3 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-241.3
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

3. The authority may adopt such rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of P.L.2011, c.201 (C.34:1B-241.1 et seq.). L.2011, c.201, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.66 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.66
Retaliation against complaining worker; offense, other sanctions, fines, penalties.
Status: in_force

9. Any contractor or subcontractor, or covered airport or related location employer, who discharges or in any other manner discriminates against any worker because the worker has made any complaint to the worker's employer, to the State Treasurer or to the commissioner that the worker has not been paid wages in accordance with the provisions of this act, or because the worker has caused to be instituted or is about to cause to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this act, or because the worker has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense and shall, upon conviction therefor, be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000. As an alternative to or in addition to any other sanctions provided by law for violations of any provision of this act, if the commissioner finds that a contractor or subcontractor, or a covered airport or related location employer, has violated the act, the commissioner is authorized to assess and collect administrative penalties, up to a maximum of $250 for a first violation and up to a maximum of $500 for each subsequent violation, specified in a schedule of penalties to be promulgated as a rule or regulation by the commissioner in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act,'' P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.). When determining the amount of the penalty imposed because of a violation, the commissioner shall consider factors which include the history of previous violations by the contractor or subcontractor, or covered airport or related location employer, the seriousness of the violation, the good faith of the contractor or subcontractor, or covered airport or related location employer, and the size of the contractor's or subcontractor's, or covered airport or related location employer's, business. No administrative penalty shall be levied pursuant to this section unless the commissioner provides the alleged violator with notification of the violation and of the amount of the penalty by certified mail and an opportunity to request a hearing before the commissioner or the commissioner's designee within 15 days following the receipt of the notice. If a hearing is requested, the commissioner shall issue a final order upon such hearing and a finding that a violation has occurred. If no hearing is requested, the notice shall become a final order upon expiration of the 15-day period. Payment of the penalty shall be due when a final order is issued or when the notice becomes a final order. Any penalty imposed pursuant to this section may be recovered with costs in a summary proceeding commenced by the commissioner pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). Any sum collected as a fine or penalty pursuant to this section shall be applied toward enforcement and administration costs of the Division of Workplace Standards in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. L.2005, c.379, s.9; amended 2021, c.68, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-23 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-23
Legislative findings and determinations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and determines that the economy of the State of New Jersey has suffered considerably in recent years because of the inflation and employment problems confronting this Nation; that the development of a strong motion picture and television industry would contribute substantially to the improvement of the State's economy; that the development of a strong motion picture and television industry would contribute to the social well-being of the State and its people; that New Jersey offers outstanding and unique human and natural resources for the development of a strong motion picture and television industry; that New Jersey's efforts and programs in the production of motion picture and television enjoy great public support and encouragement; and that the State requires an agency to promote the development of a viable State motion picture. L.1977, c. 44, s. 2, eff. March 22, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-70 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-70
Legislative findings and declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is not in the public interest for any citizens of this State to be unemployed solely because of an inability to reach a place of potential employment. Lack of transportation to job sites in New Jersey is a barrier to employment for many people as evidenced by a Department of Labor and Industry study in June of 1977 indicating that 23% of unemployed workers surveyed could not be placed in jobs principally because they could not reach one or more specific places of employment. This problem will be compounded to a greater degree in the future as employers continue to relocate outside of urban centers, thus becoming relatively more inaccessible to inner city workers who lack transportation. L.1978, c. 41, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-1.21 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-1.21
Findings, declarations.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. More than 19 million people in the United States work in state and local governments, and more than 570,000 people have public sector jobs in New Jersey, including 130,000 State government employees, employed in a wide variety of jobs and occupations, including accountants, corrections officers, mail clerks, chaplains, social workers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, and computer programmers; b. People with disabilities can benefit from the experience of employment in State agencies, gaining skills and receiving benefits through both internships and employment in the public sector and the State can benefit from the contributions that they can make as State employees; c. Nine states have instituted within their human resources agencies policies and programs that foster the inclusion of people with disabilities into state government jobs, including provisional appointments, alternative examination and interview processes, trial work periods, and special appointment lists; d. As a leading employer, and as an employer providing many well-paid, quality jobs with ample paid time off and medical and pension benefits, the State of New Jersey can set an important example to other employers, especially private sector employers, by increasing its efforts to recruit and retain in employment individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; and e. It is therefore appropriate to establish a Task Force to Promote the Employment by State Agencies of People with Disabilities for the purposes of studying the problem of unemployment and underemployment among individuals in New Jersey with disabilities, reviewing existing programs in this and other states, and private sector companies, to recruit and retain in employment individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and assisting in the identification and implementation of strategies to expand efforts of New Jersey State agencies to recruit and retain in employment individuals with disabilities, including by providing guidance and support to agencies and institutions of higher education. L.2021, c.84, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-5 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-5
Divisions in Department
Status: in_force

There is hereby established in the Department of Labor and Industry a Division of Labor, a Division of Workmen's Compensation, and a Division of Employment Security. L.1948, c. 446, p. 1764, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:8-45.2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-45.2
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

2. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2002,c.126,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-48 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-48
§ 34:1-48
Status: in_force

The bureau of statistics and records shall be under the direction of a chief of bureau who shall be appointed by the commissioner.
N.J. Stat. § 34:17-8 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-8
Registered office; change
Status: in_force

Every such society shall have a registered office to which all communications and notices may be addressed. Notices in writing of the location of such office, and of any change therein, shall be filed with the commissioner of labor, and in the office of the clerk of the county where the office of the society is located.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15D-37 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15D / Section 15D-37
Definitions.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Applicant" means a public or private not-for-profit agency eligible to provide education and employment training under federal or State employment training programs. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. "Department" means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. "Eligible entity" means a public or private nonprofit agency or organization, including a consortium of public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations, including but not limited to: a community-based organization; a faith-based organization; an entity carrying out activities under this act, such as a local board; a community action agency; a State or local housing development agency; an Indian tribe or other agency primarily serving Indians; a community development corporation; a State or local youth service or conservation corps; and any other entity eligible to provide education or employment training under a federal program (other than the program carried out under this section). "YouthBuild" means the program established by this act that provides disadvantaged youth with opportunities for comprehensive education, employment, leadership development, and training in the construction or rehabilitation of housing for special needs populations, very low-income households, and low-income households. L.2023, c.334, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-139.4 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-139.4
Pilot program established, New Jersey Economic Development Authority, grants, businesses, employees, residents assigned to New Jersey locations.
Status: in_force

4. a. There is established a pilot program, to be administered by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, through which the authority shall provide grants to businesses to assign their employees, who are New Jersey residents assigned to locations outside of the State, to New Jersey locations. A business shall be eligible for a grant under the pilot program if the business has 25 or more full time employees and is principally located in another state. b. A business seeking a grant pursuant to this section shall submit an application for approval to the authority on or before July 1, 2028, in the form and manner prescribed by the chief executive officer of the authority. Following approval of an application, but before the disbursement of grant funds, the authority shall require the business to enter into a grant agreement. The grant agreement shall, at a minimum, specify the amount of the grant to be awarded to the business, the minimum number of resident employees the business shall assign to the State, and, if applicable, the terms governing actions proposed to be undertaken by the business for the purpose of receiving the preference authorized by subsection c. of this section. If the authority determines that the business made a material misrepresentation on the business's grant application or if the business fails to comply with any requirement set forth in the grant agreement, then the business shall return to the authority any grant awarded pursuant to this section. c. The value of the grant shall be the New Jersey Gross Income Tax withholdings of resident employees re-assigned by the business to a New Jersey location, as certified by the Director of the Division of Taxation, or $500,000, whichever is less. In awarding the grants made available by this section, the authority may establish a preference for businesses that: acquire or lease office space in this State and make a capital investment in such office space; submit to the authority a plan showing that the business will provide bonuses to, or otherwise increase the compensation of, employees relocating to the State; or both. The sum of all grants awarded pursuant to this section shall not exceed $35,000,000 in any State fiscal year. As used in this subsection, "capital investment" means expenses that the business incurs, or are incurred on behalf of the business by its landlord, for construction, repair, renovation, improvement, equipping, or furnishing of a building or structure acquired or leased by the business and used in connection with the operation of the business. L.2023, c.125, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-15.2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-15.2
Agreement; apportionment of costs of services and services to be supplied
Status: in_force

Any agreement entered into pursuant to section 1 of this act for the sharing of payments and revenues derived from a project shall also set forth the manner in which the costs of municipal services to such project are to be apportioned and specify the services to be supplied by each municipality in sufficient detail so as to permit the owners, occupants and users of property within the project to determine the responsibilities of each participating municipality. L.1977, c. 463, s. 2, eff. March 2, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 34:5-170 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-170
Enforcement of act by commissioner; powers and duties; violations; prosecutions
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall enforce the provisions of this act, make complaints against persons violating its provisions and prosecute violations of the same. The commissioner shall have the power and authority to examine and inspect any part of any project or facility included in section 3 of this act, and to make such investigation as is reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. No person shall obstruct, hinder or delay or interfere with by force or otherwise the performance by the commissioner of any duty under the provisions of this act. If upon inspection the commissioner discovers a condition which exists in violation of the provisions of this act he shall be authorized to order such violation to cease and to take such steps necessary to enforce such an order. Said order shall state the items which are in violation of the provisions of this act and shall provide a reasonable specified time within which the violations must cease. The person responsible shall make the corrections necessary to comply with the requirements of this act within the time specified in the order. If the violation constitutes an imminent hazard and the commissioner's order is not obeyed, he shall forthwith order the cessation of work and shall prohibit the employment of any persons within the hazardous area except for the purpose of eliminating the imminent hazard. Upon notice received from the person responsible that the imminent hazard has been eliminated, a reinspection shall be made within 1 working day. If upon reinspection the commissioner determines that the imminent hazard has been eliminated, work may be resumed immediately. If the reinspection is not made within 1 working day following said notice, work may be resumed. Where the person responsible denies that a violation constituting an imminent hazard exists, he shall have the right to apply to the commissioner for a hearing which must be afforded and a decision rendered within 48 hours of the request for a hearing. If the commissioner rules against the petitioning party, he shall have the right to apply for injunctive relief against the order to cease work. Jurisdiction for such injunctive relief shall be in the Law Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey, but the only issue to be determined shall be the existence of a violation constituting an imminent hazard. Such relief may be sought by an Order to Show Cause and may be granted ex parte pending a hearing of the matter. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the commissioner from prosecuting any violation of this act, notwithstanding that such violations are corrected in accordance with his order. L.1962, c. 45, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-211 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-211
Definitions relative to C.34:1B-210 et seq.
Status: in_force

2. For purposes of sections 1 through 26 of P.L.2008, c.27 (C.34:1B-210 et seq.), the following terms shall have the meaning indicated: "Authority" means the New Jersey Economic Development Authority established by P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-1 et seq.). "Authority board" means the board of directors of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority established pursuant to P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-1 et seq.). "Director" means the Director of the Division of Business Assistance, Marketing, and International Trade. "Division" means the Division of Business Assistance, Marketing, and International Trade established by this act. L.2008, c.27, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-66.1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-66.1
Judgment docketed; execution; supplementary proceedings
Status: in_force

Any judgment entered in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court pursuant to the provisions of section 34:15-66 of this Title may be entered and docketed in the Law Division of the Superior Court, and shall thenceforward operate as a judgment recovered in that court as in any other case. Upon failure to comply with the original order for compensation the court may order that the entire amount of compensation shall become due immediately, and execution may issue upon proof of such failure for the entire amount of compensation, without discount or commutation. Supplementary proceedings in aid of execution may be resorted to upon a judgment so entered and docketed and becoming due in whole, as in any other case. Amended by L.1971, c. 463, s. 2, eff. March 2, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 34:8B-1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 8B / Section 8B-1
Provisions prohibited in advertisements for job vacancies.
Status: in_force

1. Unless otherwise permitted by the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes or any other law, rule or regulation, no employer or employer's agent, representative, or designee shall knowingly or purposefully publish, in print or on the Internet, an advertisement for any job vacancy in this State that contains one or more of the following: a. Any provision stating that the qualifications for a job include current employment; b. Any provision stating that the employer or employer's agent, representative, or designee will not consider or review an application for employment submitted by any job applicant currently unemployed; or c. Any provision stating that the employer or employer's agent, representative, or designee will only consider or review applications for employment submitted by job applicants who are currently employed. Nothing set forth in this section shall be construed as prohibiting an employer or employer's agent, representative, or designee from publishing, in print or on the Internet, an advertisement for any job vacancy in this State that contains any provision setting forth any other qualifications for a job, as permitted by law, including, but not limited to, the holding of a current and valid professional or occupational license, certificate, registration, permit or other credential, or a minimum level of education, training or professional, occupational or field experience. In addition, nothing set forth in this section shall be construed as prohibiting an employer or employer's agent, representative, or designee from publishing, in print or on the Internet, an advertisement for any job vacancy that contains any provision stating that only applicants who are currently employed by such employer will be considered. L.2011, c.40, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15B-44 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15B / Section 15B-44
Requirements for manufacture of fabricated signs; exceptions.
Status: in_force

5. a. A person who manufactures any fabricated sign in New Jersey shall: (1) provide an approved skill training program for employees who perform manual labor in connection with the production of fabricated signs; and (2) maintain adequate quality control procedures to ensure that all fabricated signs it manufactures, distributes or sells comply with the manufacturing and engineering specifications required by, or incorporated into, any contractual agreement executed with another party. b. A person who manufactures, distributes or sells a fabricated sign in New Jersey after the effective date of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-41 et al.), shall affix to the sign a safety and quality assurance seal from the sign fabricator which certifies that the sign fabricator is in compliance with the requirements of subsection a. of this section. c. The training requirements specified in paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section shall not apply to a sign fabricator that employs five or fewer individuals who perform manual labor in sign manufacturing. L.2019, c.84, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.40 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.40
Action for recovery of full amount of prevailing wage
Status: in_force

If any workman is paid by an employer less than the prevailing wage to which such workman is entitled under the provisions of this act such workman may recover in a civil action the full amount of such prevailing wage less any amount actually paid to him or her by the employer together with costs and such reasonable attorney's fees as may be allowed by the court, and any agreement between such workman and the employer to work for less than such prevailing wage shall be no defense to the action. Any workman shall be entitled to maintain such action for and on behalf of himself or other workmen similarly situated, and such workman and workmen may designate an agent or representative to maintain such action for and on behalf of all workmen similarly situated. At the request of any workman paid less than the prevailing wage to which such workman was entitled under the provisions of this act the commissioner may take an assignment of the wage claim in trust for the assigning workman and may bring any legal action necessary to collect the claim, and the employer shall be required to pay the costs and such reasonable attorney's fees as may be allowed by the court. L.1963, c. 150, s. 16.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-145 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-145
Jurisdiction vested in division.
Status: in_force

3. Exclusive jurisdiction for failure to comply with this act shall be vested in the division pursuant to R.S.34:15-15. L.2016, c.64, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:5A-40 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-40
Enforcement
Status: in_force

9. P.L.1984, c.173 (C.34:5A-32 et seq.), and its standards and regulations, shall be enforced by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development and the Commissioner of Health, who have the right-of-entry to all pertinent premises and records for purposes of inspection and information. Both commissioners may employ the following powers and remedies in enforcing their respective responsibilities under P.L.1984, c.173 (C.34:5A-32 et seq.). a. Whenever either commissioner finds that a person has violated any provision of P.L.1984, c.173 (C.34:5A-32 et seq.) for which that commissioner has the responsibility of enforcement, that commissioner may issue an administrative order specifying the provision or provisions of the act which the person has violated, ordering abatement of the violation and giving notice of the person's right to a hearing on the matters contained in the order. The person shall have 10 calendar days from receipt of the order within which to deliver to the commissioner a written request for a hearing. After the hearing, and upon finding that a violation has occurred, the commissioner may issue a final order. If no hearing is requested, the order shall become final upon expiration of the 10-day period. A request for a hearing shall not automatically stay the effect of an administrative order. A stay of an administrative order may only be granted by the commissioner upon a written request and a factual basis clearly supporting the appropriateness of the stay. b. Either commissioner may institute an action or proceeding in the Superior Court for injunctive or other relief for any violation of P.L.1984, c.173 (C.34:5A-32 et seq.) for which that commissioner has the responsibility of enforcement, and the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner. In the proceeding, the relief may restrain any violation or compel the taking of any action required pursuant to P.L.1984, c.173 (C.34:5A-32 et seq.), and the court may grant temporary or interlocutory relief. The relief may include, singularly or in combination: (1) A temporary or permanent restraining order or injunctive relief; (2) Assessment of the violator for the costs of any investigation or inspection leading to the establishment of the violation and for the reasonable costs of preparing and litigating the case; and (3) Assessment of the violator for the costs incurred by the State in correcting or terminating any adverse health and environmental effects resulting from the violation. c. Either commissioner may assess a civil administrative penalty for any violation of P.L.1984, c.173 (C.34:5A-32 et seq.) for which that commissioner has the responsibility of enforcement not to exceed $100,000 for each violation. Each day during which the violation continues shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense. No assessment shall be levied pursuant to this section until after the violator has been notified by certified mail or personal service. The notice shall include a reference to the section of the statute violated, a concise statement of the facts alleged to constitute a violation, a statement of the amount of civil administrative penalties to be imposed, and a statement of the violator's right to a hearing. The violator shall have 10 calendar days from receipt of the notice within which to deliver to the commissioner a written request for a hearing. After the hearing, and upon finding that a violation has occurred, the commissioner may issue a final order after assessing the amount of the fine specified in the notice. If no hearing is requested, the notice shall become a final order after the expiration of the 10-day period. Payment of the assessment is due when a final order is issued or the notice becomes a final order. The authority to levy a civil administrative penalty is in addition to all other enforcement provisions and the payment of any assessment shall not be deemed to affect the availability of any other enforcement provisions in connection with the violation for which the assessment is levied. The department may compromise any civil administrative penalty assessed under this section in an amount the department determines appropriate. Any penalty imposed pursuant to this section may be recovered with costs in a summary proceeding commenced by the commissioner pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The balance of a penalty imposed pursuant to this section in excess of $25,000 shall be allocated to the department that assessed the penalty and used to fund asbestos programs. d. A person who violates an administrative order issued pursuant to subsection a. of this section, or a court order issued pursuant to subsection b. of this section, or who fails to pay in full an administrative assessment pursuant to subsection c. of this section is subject, upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction, to a civil penalty not to exceed $50,000 per day for such violation. The pursuit of any of the remedies specified in this section shall not preclude the commissioner from seeking any other remedy. L.1984,c.173,s.9; amended 1994,c.21,s.10; 2022, c.140, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-397 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-397
Tax credit eligibility requirements, artificial intelligence.
Status: in_force

4. a. Beginning on the effective date of P.L.2024, c.49 (C.34:1B-394 et al.), but prior to March 1, 2029, to be eligible for tax credits under the program, a business's chief executive officer, or equivalent officer, shall demonstrate to the authority at the time of application that: (1) the business will make, acquire, or lease a capital investment at the qualified business facility equal to or greater than the applicable amount set forth in subsection b. of this section; (2) the business will create new full-time jobs in the State in an amount equal to or greater than the applicable number set forth in subsection c. of this section; (3) the business or its division is primarily engaged in the artificial intelligence industry or the large-scale artificial intelligence data center industry. A business or its division shall be considered to be primarily engaged in an industry set forth herein if more than 50 percent of the business's employees are engaged in AI-related activities or more than 50 percent of the business's revenue is generated from AI-related activities, or both, provided, however, the use of AI applications in the furtherance of a business's own operations shall not be considered in determining whether a business or division is primarily engaged in artificial intelligence or large-scale artificial intelligence data centers. AI-related activities include, but are not limited to: developing new AI algorithms and techniques, such as machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision; creating AI-powered software and hardware products for various applications; medical AI modelling or programing; development of AI chatbots for customer service; AI development for vehicles; and collecting, storing, and managing the vast amount of data needed to train and use AI models; (4) the business will enter into a collaborative relationship, evidenced by the provision of price concessions, artificial intelligence support services, or other measures determined appropriate by the authority, with New Jersey-based public or private research universities or technology startup companies, or both; (5) the qualified business facility shall be in compliance with minimum environmental and sustainability standards; (6) for construction contracts valued in excess of $2,000, the project shall comply with the authority's affirmative action requirements, adopted pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1979, c.303 (C.34:1B-5.4); and (7) each worker employed to perform construction work in connection with a capital improvement or building services work at the qualified business facility shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage rate for the worker's craft or trade, as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) and P.L.2005, c.379 (C.34:11-56.58 et seq.). b. The minimum capital investment at the qualified business facility required to be eligible under the program shall be $100,000,000. c. The minimum number of new full-time jobs in the State required to be eligible under the program shall be 100 new full-time jobs. d. 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 subsection a. of this section are true under the penalty of perjury. e. A business shall not be awarded a tax credit pursuant to the program if the business receives a tax credit pursuant to the Emerge Program Act, sections 68 through 81 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-336 et al.), or section 6 of P.L.2010, c.57 (C.34:1B-209.4), relating to the same capital investment and employees that qualify the business for a tax credit under the program. f. A business eligible pursuant to this section may submit an application to the authority in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of P.L.2024, c.49 (C.34:1B-398) on or after the effective date of P.L.2024, c.49 (C.34:1B-394 et al.) but prior to March 1, 2029. L.2024, c.49, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:16-50 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-50
Violations.
Status: in_force

6. Any person, firm, corporation, institution, or association who (a) shall use or employ an imprint, stamp, or symbol or label issued or approved by the division or an imitation thereof without having registered with the division, or (b) who shall directly or indirectly by any means indicate or tend to indicate or represent that the goods or articles were made by a person or persons with a disability when in fact such goods or articles were not so made, or (c) who shall directly or indirectly by any means indicate or tend to indicate or represent that the goods or articles were sold by or for the benefit of persons with disabilities when in fact such sale was not by or of substantial benefit to a person or persons with a disability is a disorderly person. L.1975, c.350, s.6; amended 1979, c.335, s.7; 2017, c.131, s.143.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-66 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-66
Unfair labor practices, cannabis employers.
Status: in_force

7. Unfair Labor Practices; Cannabis Employers a. It shall be an unfair labor practice for a cannabis employer to: (1) interfere with, restrain, or coerce cannabis employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in section 6 of P.L.2025, c.244 (C.34:13A-65); (2) dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any labor organization representing cannabis employees or contribute financial support against it; (3) discriminate in regard to the hiring or tenure of a cannabis employee or in any term or condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in any labor organization; (4) to discharge or otherwise discriminate against a cannabis employee because they have filed charges or given testimony under this section; (5) take adverse action against a person within 90 days of the person's exercise of rights protected under P.L.2025, c.244 (C.34:13A-5.1a et al.). An adverse action shall raise a rebuttable presumption that the action was in retaliation for the exercise of those rights; (6) refuse to bargain collectively with the representatives of its cannabis employees; (7) discharge or discipline a cannabis employee who engages in, or induces or encourages any individual employed by the employer to engage in, a strike or a refusal in the course of their employment to use, manufacture, process, transport, or otherwise handle or work on any goods, articles, materials, or commodities or to perform any services for another employer that is engaged in an ongoing labor dispute with their cannabis employees; (8) discharge or discipline a cannabis employee who declines to attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting or communication if the purpose of the meeting or communication is to dissuade employees from joining or forming a union, deliver anti-union messaging, or communicate information that the cannabis employer is not required by law to communicate and is not necessary for those employees to perform their job duties, but rather is regarding the political views of the cannabis employer; (9) to spy upon or keep under surveillance, whether directly or through agents or any other person, any activities of cannabis employees or their representatives in the exercise of the rights listed in this in section 6 of P.L.2025, c.244 (C.34:13A-65); (10) to prepare, maintain, distribute, or circulate any blacklist of individuals for the purpose of preventing any of those individuals from obtaining or retaining employment because of the exercise by those individuals of any of the rights guaranteed in section 6 P.L.2025, c.244 (C.34:13A-65); (11) to refuse to discuss grievances with representatives of cannabis employees; (12) to utilize any State funding, appropriated for any purpose, to train personnel regarding methods to discourage union organization or to discourage an employee from participating in a union organizing drive; or (13) to lockout its cannabis employees through a refusal to permit cannabis employees to work as a result of a dispute with the cannabis employees or the labor organization representing them that affects wages, hours, and other terms and condition of employment. This shall not prevent a cannabis employer from terminating the employment for good cause that does not involve the terminated cannabis employees’ exercising any rights guaranteed by section 6 of P.L.2025, c.244 (C.34:13A-65). b. It shall be an unfair labor practice for a labor organization or its agents to: (1) cause or attempt to cause an employer to discriminate against a cannabis employee in violation of section 6 of P.L.2025, c.244 (C.34:13A-65) or to discriminate against a cannabis employee with respect to whom membership in the organization has been denied or terminated on some ground other than the failure to tender the periodic dues and the initiation fees uniformly required as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership; or (2) refuse to bargain collectively with a cannabis employer, provided it is the representative of the cannabis employees of that employer. c. The expressing of any views, argument, or opinion, or the dissemination thereof, whether in written, printed, graphic, or visual form, shall not constitute or be evidence of an unfair labor practice under any of the provisions of P.L.2025, c.244 (C.34:13A-5.1a et al.), if the expression contains no threat of reprisal or force or promise of benefit. d. For the purposes of this section, it shall be an unfair labor practice to not bargain in good faith in furtherance of the mutual obligation of the employer and the labor organization to produce and sign a collective bargaining agreement with respect to the wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment to govern the cannabis employees represented by the labor organization and the employer. e. The board and the division retain explicit authority to promulgate the necessary administrative regulations to effectuate this section. L.2025, c.244, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-69.8 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-69.8
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: a. "Appointing authority" means the presiding judge or justice of any court, the chairman of any board, commission, or authority, the director or commissioner of any department or agency, or any other person presiding at any hearing or other proceeding in which a qualified interpreter is required pursuant to this act. b. "Hearing impaired person" means a person whose hearing is impaired so as to prohibit the person from understanding oral communication. The term further includes a person who, because of loss of hearing, cannot communicate spoken language. c. "Principal party in interest" means a person who is a named party in any proceeding or who will be directly affected by the decision or action which may be made or taken. d. "Qualified interpreter" means an interpreter certified by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. and listed by the State Division of the Deaf in the Department of Labor or the New Jersey Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. e. "Intermediary interpreter" means a certified interpreter who, because of his intimate acquaintance with hearing impaired persons with minimal language skills, can be used as an intermediary between the hearing impaired person and a qualified interpreter. L.1983, c. 564, s. 2, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-25 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-25
Transfer of employees
Status: in_force

Transfers of employees by employers between work sites shall not be mandatorily negotiable except that no employer shall transfer an employee for disciplinary reasons. L.1989, c.269, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-15 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-15
Powers constitute essential governmental function; tax exempt status.
Status: in_force

15. The exercise of the powers granted by this act, P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.), and P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.) shall constitute the performance of an essential governmental function and the authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon or in respect of a project or school facilities project, or any property or moneys of the authority, and the authority, its projects and school facilities projects, property and moneys and any bonds and notes issued under the provisions of this act, P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.), and P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.), their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation of every kind by the State except for transfer, inheritance and estate taxes and by any political subdivision of the State; provided, that any person occupying a project whether as lessee, vendee or otherwise shall, as long as title thereto shall remain in the authority, pay to the political subdivision in which such project is located a payment in lieu of taxes which shall equal the taxes on real and personal property, including water and sewer service charges or assessments, which such person would have been required to pay had it been the owner of such property during the period for which such payment is made and neither the authority nor its projects, properties, money or bonds and notes shall be obligated, liable or subject to lien of any kind for the enforcement, collection or payment thereof. If and to the extent the proceedings under which the bonds authorized to be issued under the provisions of this act so provide, the authority may agree to cooperate with such person occupying a project, in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings for determining the validity or amount of such payments and may agree to appoint or designate and reserve the right in and for such person to take all action which the authority may lawfully take in respect of such payments and all matters relating thereto, provided such person shall bear and pay all costs and expenses of the authority thereby incurred at the request of such person or by reason of any such action taken by such person in behalf of the authority. If such person occupying a project has paid the amounts in lieu of taxes required by this section to be paid such person shall not be required to pay any such taxes as to which a payment in lieu thereof has been made to the State or to any political subdivision, any other statute to the contrary notwithstanding. L.1974, c.80, s.15; amended 2000, c.72, s.49; 2007, c.137, s.58.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6-98.5 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-98.5
Annual report to Governor.
Status: in_force

5. The commissioner shall embody in his annual report to the Governor a statistical summary and report of work of the section during the year ending June 30. a. The report shall contain a statement showing for each mine, the number of persons employed underground and above-ground; the number and nature of fatal, lost-time injuries and serious accidents; the number of inspections made, complaints filed, inquests attended, workings ordered vacated and violations found; and any other information deemed important and relevant to safety in the mining industry of the State together with such recommendations as in the judgment of the commissioner are necessary to enforce the law, insure the safety of persons in mines and preserve property. The commissioner may prepare supplemental reports containing any or all of the above described statements, from time to time. A copy of any supplemental or annual report shall be made publicly available. L.1954, c.197, s.5; amended 2007, c.155, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-32 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-32
Procedure where personal property is removed under process without payment of wages of debtor's employees
Status: in_force

If an officer shall by virtue of execution, attachment or other process remove any personal property from the possession or premises of any employer against whom the process is directed without first paying to the employees of such employer their wages owing and earned or accrued to the amount specified in section 34:11-31 of this title, such personal property shall not be sold by the officer until ten days after such removal and then not until the plaintiff or party causing the levy shall, before the sale, pay to such employees such wages upon the payment of which the process may be executed and sale made; provided the persons to whom such wages may be owing, shall within ten days after such removal give notice to the officer holding such process of the amount of wages due, and claim the same, which notice may be served by delivery to the officer or leaving a copy thereof at his usual place of abode.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-69.16 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-69.16
Waiver of right to interpreter
Status: in_force

The right of a hearing impaired person to an interpreter shall not be waived unless the hearing impaired person requests a waiver in writing. The waiver shall be granted if the hearing impaired person's counsel and the appointing authority approve the request for a waiver. L.1983, c. 564, s. 10, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-308.2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-308.2
Tax credit award agreement; taxpayer ability to pledge, assign, transfer, sell right, title, interest.
Status: in_force

4. a. A taxpayer who has entered into a tax credit award agreement may, upon notice to and written consent of the authority and State Treasurer, pledge, assign, transfer, or sell any or all of its right, title, and interest in and to the tax credit award agreement and in the tax credit awards payable under the tax credit award agreement, and the right to receive the tax credit awards, along with the rights and remedies provided to the taxpayer under the taxpayer award agreement. Any assignment shall be an absolute assignment for all purposes, including the federal bankruptcy code. b. Any pledge of a tax credit award made by the taxpayer shall be valid and binding from the time the pledge is made and filed in the records of the authority. The tax credit award pledged and thereafter received by the taxpayer shall immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any pledge shall be valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the taxpayer irrespective of whether the parties have notice thereof. As a condition of any tax credit grant, the grantee, assignee, pledgee, or subsequent holder of the tax credit grant shall immediately file notice of the same with the clerk of the county in which the project is located. c. The authority shall publish on its Internet website the following information concerning each pledge, assignment, transfer, or sale approved by the authority pursuant to this section: (1) the name of the person or entity offering the pledge, assignment, transfer, or sale of a right, title, or interest in a tax credit award agreement; (2) the name of the person or entity receiving the pledge, assignment, transfer, or sale of a right, title, or interest in the tax credit award agreement; (3) the value of the right, title, or interest in the tax credit award agreement; and (4) the consideration received by the person or entity offering the pledge, assignment, transfer, or sale of the right, title, or interest in the tax credit award agreement. L.2022, c.47, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11B-1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11B / Section 11B-1
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Family Leave Act." L.1989, c.261, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.3 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.3
Enforcement of act
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall have the power and it shall be his duty to carry out and enforce the provisions of this act. L.1952, c. 9, p. 46, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-115 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-115
Grant of tax credits; qualifications.
Status: in_force

4. a. To qualify for a grant of tax credits, a business shall enter into an agreement to undertake a project to: (1) relocate or maintain a minimum of 50 retained full-time jobs from one or more locations within this State to a new business location or locations in this State; and (2) maintain the retained full-time jobs pursuant to the project agreement for the commitment duration. b. A project that consists solely of point-of-final-purchase retail facilities shall not be eligible for a grant of tax credits. If a project consists of both point-of-final-purchase retail facilities and non-retail facilities, only the portion of the project consisting of non-retail facilities shall be eligible for a grant of tax credits. If a warehouse facility is part of a point-of-final-purchase retail facility and supplies only that facility, the warehouse facility shall not be eligible for a grant of tax credits. For the purposes of this section, catalog distribution centers shall not be considered point-of-final-purchase retail facilities. L.1996, c.25, s.4; amended 2004, c.65, s.4; 2007, c.310, s.1; 2010, c.123, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-28 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-28
Programs to promote motion picture and television industry
Status: in_force

The Motion Picture and Television Development Commission shall prepare and implement programs to promote a motion picture and television industry within the State. Such a program shall include but not be limited to: a. The preparation and distribution of appropriate promotional and informational materials pointing out desirable locations within the State, explaining the benefits and advantages of producing within the State, and detailing the services available at the State and local level and within industry; b. Facilitate cooperation from local government, State and Federal government agencies and private sector groups in regard to applications, locations, production, and ancillary facilities; c. Cooperate with all sections of management and labor engaged in the motion picture and television industry. L.1977, c. 44, s. 7, eff. March 22, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-7.15 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-7.15
Payments to Economic Recovery Fund
Status: in_force

6. Commencing with fiscal year 1992, the State Treasurer shall in each fiscal year pay from the General Fund to the Economic Recovery Fund, in accordance with a contract between the treasurer and the authority, an amount equivalent to the amount due to be paid in that State fiscal year to the State by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey pursuant to the regional economic development agreement dated January 1, 1990 among the States of New York and New Jersey and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, provided that all such payments from the General Fund shall be subject to and dependent upon appropriations being made for such purposes by the Legislature. L.1992,c.16,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 34:7-5 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-5
Production of license and equipment inspection certificates on demand
Status: in_force

Every engineer and fireman licensed under this chapter shall, while in charge of or operating any equipment described in section 34:7-1, produce all licenses and equipment inspection certificates required under this chapter upon demand by the commissioner or any employee of the Department of Labor and Industry. Amended by L.1946, c. 249, p. 885, s. 6; L.1960, c. 132, p. 641, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11A-12 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11A / Section 11A-12
Additional remedies
Status: in_force

The remedies provided pursuant to the act shall be in addition and not in lieu of any other remedies provided under the laws of this State. L. 1987, c. 150, s. 12.