N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-77 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-77
Additional powers of authority
Status: in_force

8. a. The authority shall have, in addition to the powers enumerated in section 5 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-5), the power to enter into written agreements, including limited partnership agreements, with one or more professional investors or small business investment corporations or with one or more State agencies or authorities for the purposes of establishing a pool of moneys to be deposited in the assistance fund and to provide moneys, to be used exclusively for development loans to micro-business development corporations. The pooled moneys provided by the authority from the assistance fund shall be fixed at an interest rate to be determined by the authority and shall be for a term not exceeding one year. b. The authority may also accept grants, donations, and other private and public income, including payments of interest on loans made by the authority. c. The authority shall deposit all moneys received under this section in the assistance fund established pursuant to section 5 of this act. L.1995,c.206,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6A-31 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6A / Section 6A-31
Promotion of goals of the act
Status: in_force

7. The commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health and the Commissioner of Community Affairs and with the advice of the advisory board, shall: a. Provide for a method of encouraging employers and employees in their efforts to reduce the number of safety and health hazards arising from undesirable, inappropriate, or unnecessarily hazardous or unhealthful working conditions at the workplace and of stimulating employers and employees to institute new, and to perfect existing, programs for providing safe and healthful working conditions; b. Provide for the publication and dissemination to employers, employees, and labor organizations, and the posting, where appropriate, by employers of informational, educational and training materials calculated to aid and assist in achieving the objectives of this act; c. Provide for the establishment of new, and for the perfection and expansion of existing, programs for occupational safety and health education for employers and employees and institute methods and procedures for the establishment of a program for voluntary compliance by employers and employees with the standards established pursuant to this act. L.1983,c.516,s.7; amended 1995,c.186,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-92 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-92
Domestic help excepted
Status: in_force

34:15-92. Employers of domestic workers and every stock company or mutual association affording insurance for the liability of such employers by reason of that employment shall be exempted from the provisions of R.S. 34:15-80 and R.S. 34:15-81, but employers of domestic workers are required to provide written notice of insurance coverage and cancellation of a policy. Amended by L.1969, c. 212, s. 1; L.1979, c. 380, s. 3; amended 2023, c.262, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15D-23 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15D / Section 15D-23
Refund of excess employee contributions.
Status: in_force

3. If an employee receives wages from more than one employer during any calendar year, and the sum of the employee's contributions deposited in the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills exceeds an amount equal to 0.0175% of the wages determined in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of R.S.43:21-7 during the calendar year beginning January 1, 2002 or any subsequent calendar year, the employee shall be entitled to a refund of the excess if a claim establishing the employee's right to the refund is made within two years after the end of the respective calendar year in which the wages are received and are the subject of the claim. The commissioner shall refund any overpayment from the fund without interest. Any employee who is a taxpayer and entitled, pursuant to the provisions of this section, to a refund of contributions deducted during a tax year from his wages shall, in lieu of the refund, be entitled to a credit in the full amount thereof against the tax otherwise due on his New Jersey gross income for that tax year if he submits his claim for the credit and accompanies that claim with evidence of his right to the credit in the manner provided by regulation by the Director of the Division of Taxation. In any case in which the amount, or any portion thereof, of any credit allowed hereunder results in or increases an excess of income tax payment over income tax liability, the amount of the new or increased excess shall be considered an overpayment and shall be refunded to the taxpayer in the manner provided by subsection (a) of N.J.S.54A:9-7. L.2001,c.152,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-81 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-81
Construction of act; severability.
Status: in_force

23. a. Nothing in P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.) shall be construed to diminish any rights or protections granted to domestic workers by any other law. b. If any provision of P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.) or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.), which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.) are severable. L.2023, c.262, s.23.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-7.22 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-7.22
Definitions
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Authority" means the New Jersey Economic Development Authority established by section 4 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-4); "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Education; "Cost or costs" means the expenses incurred in connection with: the renovation, repair, alteration, construction, or conversion of any school building or any other project authorized under this 1993 amendatory and supplementary act; the acquisition and development of any real or personal property for use in connection with any project authorized under this 1993 amendatory and supplementary act, including any rights or interests therein; the execution of any agreements and franchises deemed by the authority to be necessary or useful and convenient in connection with any project authorized under this 1993 amendatory and supplementary act; the procurement of engineering, inspection, planning, legal, financial or other professional services, including the services of a bond registrar or an authenticating agent; the cost of issuance of bonds, including any interest or discount thereon; the administrative, organizational, operating or other expenses incident to the financing, completion and placing into service of projects authorized under this 1993 amendatory and supplementary act; the establishment of a reserve fund or funds for working capital, operating, maintenance or replacement expenses and for the payment or security of principal or interest on bonds, as the authority may determine; and reimbursement to any fund of the State of moneys which may have been transferred or advanced therefrom to any fund created by this act, or of any moneys which may have been expended therefrom for or in connection with any project authorized under this 1993 amendatory and supplementary act; "Department" means the Department of Education; "Project" means any work which is necessary for the construction, renovation, repair, alteration or conversion of a public school building by the school district; "Public school" means a school, under collegiate grade, which is operated by a school district; "School building" means any structure, building, or facility used wholly or in part for academic purposes by a school district; and "School district" means any local or regional school district established pursuant to chapter 8 or chapter 13 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes and any county special services or county vocational school districts established pursuant to chapter 46 or chapter 54 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. L.1993,c.102,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-364 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-364
Definitions.
Status: in_force

100. As used in sections 99 through 105 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-363 through C.34:1B-369): "Economic development incentive" means a financial incentive, awarded by the authority to a person or entity, or agreed to between the authority and a person or entity, for the purpose of stimulating economic development or redevelopment in New Jersey, including, but not limited to, a bond, grant, loan, loan guarantee, matching fund, tax credit, tax deduction, or other tax expenditure. "Fraud" means a deception or misrepresentation made by any person or entity with the knowledge that the deception or misrepresentation could result in some unauthorized benefit to that person or entity or another person or entity, including any act that constitutes fraud under applicable federal or State law. "Economic development investigation" means an investigation of fraud, abuse, or illegal acts perpetrated within economic development incentive programs by applicants for, or recipients of, economic development incentives. "Office of the Economic Development Inspector General" means the Office of the Economic Development Inspector General created by section 102 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-366). L.2020, c.156, s.100.
N.J. Stat. § 34:5-175 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-175
Report of loss of life or serious accident
Status: in_force

Whenever loss of life or serious accident shall occur at a place of employment covered by this act, the commissioner may require the person in charge to report such loss of life or serious accident to the department in the quickest manner possible, and, in addition, to report in writing the pertinent facts concerning the accident and the injured or deceased persons within 24 hours after such occurrence in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. L.1962, c. 45, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.53 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.53
Nonrefundable registration fees.
Status: in_force

6. a. The contractor shall pay an initial annual non-refundable registration fee of $500 to the commissioner. The non-refundable registration fee for the second annual registration shall be $500. Upon successful completion of two consecutive years of registration, a contractor may elect to register for a two-year period and pay a non-refundable registration fee of $750. b. A contractor who is performing public work on the effective date of this act shall submit the registration application form and fee to the commissioner within 30 days of the effective date of this act. c. Registration fees collected pursuant to this act shall be applied toward the enforcement and administration costs of the Division of Workplace Standards, Office of Wage and Hour Compliance, Public Contracts section and Registration section within the department. L.1999,c.238,s.6; amended 2003, c.91., s.3; 2021, c.423, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6A-8 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6A / Section 6A-8
Aggrieved persons; hearings
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by a ruling, action or order of the commissioner under this act upon application made within 15 days after written notice thereof shall be entitled to a hearing before the commissioner who shall within 30 days thereafter hold a hearing of which at least 15 days' written notice shall be given to all interested parties. Within 30 days after such hearing the commissioner shall issue an appropriate order modifying, approving or disapproving his prior ruling, action or order. A copy of such order shall be served upon all interested parties. Pending the determination by the commissioner and upon application therefor the commissioner may stay the operation of such ruling, action or order upon such terms and conditions as are reasonably necessary to insure compliance with the provisions of this statute. L.1965, c. 154, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-188 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-188
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

22. The New Jersey Commerce Commission shall, after consultation with the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury, adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to govern the proper conduct and operation of the program consistent with the provisions of sections 19 through 22 of P.L.2004, c.65 (C.34:1B-185 through C.34:1B-188). L.2004, c.65, s.22; amended 2007, c.253, s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-8 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-8
§ 34:1-8
Status: in_force

Inspectors shall perform such duties as the commissioner shall direct.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15C-10.2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15C / Section 15C-10.2
State Eligible Training Provider List.
Status: in_force

14. a. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall maintain a Statewide list of approved training providers known as the State Eligible Training Provider List. In order to be placed and retained on the list, a training provider shall meet: (1) The requirements of section 122 of the "Workforce Investment Act of 1998," Pub.L.105-220 (29 U.S.C. s.2842); (2) The requirements of this section; (3) Any requirement applicable to that training provider pursuant to section 13 of P.L.2005, c.354 (C.34:15C-10.1), section 6 of P.L.1992, c.48 (C.34:15B-40) and section 6 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-8); (4) All reporting requirements of section 29 of P.L.2005, c.354 (C.34:1A-88); and (5) Any other requirements established by the State Employment and Training Commission. No training provider who is not an approved training provider included on the State Eligible Training Provider List shall receive any federal job training funds or State job training funds. b. In order to be placed on the State Eligible Training Provider List, each training provider, including a school, shall obtain approval from an authorized government agency. Any provider that is not aligned with a specific cognizant agency shall be required to obtain approval from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Authorized government agencies shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) The Commission on Higher Education: The commission shall approve programs from all institutions under its jurisdiction. This approval includes course work for degrees and certificates awarded by higher education institutions including public and private institutions. (2) The Department of Education: The Department of Education shall approve all institutions in its jurisdiction. Programs operated by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services shall be approved by the Department of Education cooperatively with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Private schools controlled or operated by a charitable institution or any school controlled or operated by a religious denomination requesting to be included on the State Eligible Training Provider List shall be approved by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development in consultation with the Department of Education or any other appropriate State agency. Appropriate fees may be charged for certification and annual renewal. (3) State departments responsible for licensing: Training providers are approved by any State department authorized to license training providers for specific training programs. (4) The federal government: Training providers required to be approved by an agency of the federal government shall be included on the State Eligible Training Provider List after submission of the application and documentation indicating approval by the appropriate agency. (5) Out-of-state approval: Training providers located in other states may be on the State Eligible Training Provider List if they demonstrate that they are approved by an appropriate state agency in the state in which they are located. Those providers shall complete the appropriate application process, submit to the Center for Occupational Employment Information proof of their approval, agree to the established reports, agree to any other requirements established for in-State providers, and comply with the specific requirements of the funding source. c. Where applicable, training programs shall align with or use existing nationally recognized, industry-based skill standards and certifications as the basis for developing competency based learning objectives, curricula, instructional methods, teaching materials and worksite activities; prepare students to satisfy employer knowledge and skill requirements assessed by related examination, and provide students with the opportunity to take exams and receive certifications or licenses. d. Each training provider shall apply to be placed on the State Eligible Training Provider List and provide a record for each trainee enrolled. This information shall include, but not be limited to, the participant's Social Security number, gender, date of birth, date of enrollment, any date of completion, date of termination, date of start in a job, date of application for a license, licensing examination result, date of issue of a license, any credential issued, and other information as specified by the State Employment and Training Commission or Center for Occupational Employment Information. For individuals who do not have a Social Security number, the qualifying agency 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. In addition, the training provider shall agree to provide any other information deemed appropriate by the State Employment and Training Commission, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Department of Education for evaluation purposes. e. Every training provider shall provide access for on site visitation and monitoring by the State or its designee upon request. f. Objective performance standards and measures for evaluating training providers shall be jointly developed and implemented by the State Board of Education and the New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission. Policy makers and consumers shall be provided with information concerning training providers on the State Eligible Training Provider List and shall be provided a consumer report card, compiled by the Center for Occupational Employment Information pursuant to section 27 of P.L.2005, c.354 (C.34:1A-86), on the effectiveness of those training 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. g. Any qualifying school which has a currently valid certificate of approval issued pursuant to section 13 of P.L.2005, c.354 (C.34:15C-10.1) and complies with all requirements of this section applicable to the school shall be placed on the State Eligible Training Provider List and any qualifying school which has its certificate revoked or suspended shall be removed from the list until the certification is reinstated. h. In order to be placed on and maintain eligibility for the State Eligible Training Provider List, each training provider, including a school, shall submit the required information for the compilation of consumer report cards pursuant to section 27 of P.L. 2005, c.354 (C.34:1A-86), to the Center for Occupational Employment Information in a timely manner. Any training provider or qualified school that does not submit the required information in a timely manner shall have its certificate revoked or suspended and shall be removed from the list until the certification is reinstated. L.2005, c.354, s.14; amended 2013, c.208, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-42 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-42
Prohibited actions by public employer.
Status: in_force

3. No public employer shall take any action against an employee of the employer, including termination, because the employee or a dependent of the employee has obtained counseling, referrals or other services from an employee assistance program or has obtained treatment or other services from any program to which the employee assistance program refers the employee or dependent, unless the employee was referred by the employer to the employee assistance program due to issues related to job performance and fails to make a good faith effort to comply with the recommendations made by the employee assistance program. The provisions of this section shall not be construed as preventing the public employer from taking any action which the employer is otherwise authorized to take for workplace misconduct of the employee or poor work performance, even if the misconduct or poor performance is related to a problem for which the employee is obtaining services provided by an employee assistance program or other program to which the employee assistance program refers the employee. L.2011, c.69, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-21.30 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.30
Motor Vehicle Surcharges Securitization Fund.
Status: in_force

11. There is hereby created in the Department of the Treasury a separate nonlapsing fund to be known as the Motor Vehicle Surcharges Securitization Fund. Revenue derived from bonds issued under the "Motor Vehicle Surcharges Securitization Act of 2004," P.L.2004, c.70 (C.34:1B-21.23 et al.) may be deposited into the Motor Vehicle Surcharges Securitization Fund and balances therein may be transferred to the General Fund. L.2004,c.70,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 34:8-45.1c — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-45.1c
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

4. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2014, c.29, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-105 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-105
Workers' compensation security fund.
Status: in_force

34:15-105. There is hereby created a fund to be known as "the workers' compensation security fund," for the purpose of assuring to persons entitled thereto the compensation provided by this chapter, R.S.34:15-1 et seq., or the federal "Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act," 44 Stat. 1424 (33 U.S.C. s. 901 et seq.), or both, for employments insured in insolvent carriers and for the purpose of providing money for first year annual adjustments for benefit payments and supplemental payments during fiscal years 1984 and 1985 provided for by P.L.1980, c.83 (C.34:15-95.4 et al.). Such fund shall be applicable to the payment of valid claims for compensation or death benefits arising from a standard, primary workers' compensation policy heretofore or hereafter made pursuant to this chapter or the federal "Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act," 44 Stat. 1424 (33 U.S.C. s. 901 et seq.), and remaining unpaid, in whole or in part, by reason of the default, after March 26, 1935, of an insolvent carrier. Expenses of administration also shall be paid from the fund as herein provided. Such fund shall consist of all contributions received and paid into the fund by carriers, as herein defined, all property and securities acquired by and through the use of moneys belonging to the fund, and of interest earned upon moneys deposited or invested as herein provided. The fund shall be administered by the New Jersey Property-Liability Guaranty Association in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Compensation pursuant to the federal "Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act," 44 Stat. 1424 (33 U.S.C. s.901 et seq.), shall be payable under this article only with respect to coverage or risks located or resident in this State. The insolvency, bankruptcy, or dissolution of the insured shall effect a termination of compensation provided under this article for claims arising under the federal "Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act," 44 Stat. 1424 (33 U.S.C. s.901 et seq.). amended 1980, c.83, s.5; 1986, c.82, s.3; 1987, c.250, s.2; 2004, c.179, s.2; 2009, c.327, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-4.3 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-4.3
Termination or suspension of employment
Status: in_force

Whenever an employer discharges an employee, or when the work of an employee is suspended as a result of a labor dispute, or when an employee for any reason whatsoever is laid off, or whenever an employee quits, resigns, or leaves employment for any reason, the employer shall pay the employee all wages due not later than the regular payday for the pay period during which the employee's termination, suspension or cessation of employment (whether temporary or permanent) took place, as established in accordance with section 2 of this act; or in the case of employees compensated in part or in full by an incentive system, a reasonable approximation of all wages due, until the exact amounts due can be computed; provided, however, that when any employee is suspended as a result of a labor dispute and such labor dispute involves those employees who make up payrolls, the employer may have an additional 10 days in which to pay such wages. Such payment may be made either through the regular pay channels or by mail if requested by the employee. L.1965, c. 173, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-121 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-121
Annual report on program.
Status: in_force

10. The authority shall prepare and transmit to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), on or before November 1st of each year, a report concerning the impact of the program on job retention in the State. L.1996, c.25, s.10; amended 2004, c.65, s.15; 2010, c.123, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15F-5 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15F / Section 15F-5
Application for grant.
Status: in_force

5. An educational foundation shall submit an application for a grant to the commissioner for his review. The application shall provide the following information: the name of the educational foundation; the name of the school district that created or authorized the creation of the foundation if applicable; the name of the coordinating teacher; a description of the activities of the program; the number and grade level of the students who will participate in the program; the process of student referral to the program; the selection criteria for student participants, which shall include the identification of students who are not successfully meeting the core curriculum content standards and district standards of behavior; the procedure for the identification and selection of adult mentors; an implementation schedule; a plan for supervision of the program; a training plan; a plan for quality assurance and evaluation;and the process which will be utilized to match students to mentors. An educational foundation shall also submit with its application a letter of commitment defining agreements to provide mentoring services for at-risk public school students in its respective school district. Preference may be given to applicants that have prior experience in the establishment and oversight of mentoring programs and the provision of services to at-risk youth. L.1999,c.279,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-7.38 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-7.38
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Biotechnology is an emerging technology that holds great promise for designing living organisms that can be used for the treatment of diseases, and improvements to plants and animals, and to otherwise provide for exceptional advances for the betterment of living things; b. The development and support of biotechnology is especially important in light of the long-established pharmaceutical industry in the State, the many related university research programs on biotechnology, and the sizable investment, to date, of State funds in academic "centers of excellence," and is also vital to the fulfillment of certain responsibilities of the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology; c. In order for society to appreciate the anticipated potential rewards from emerging technology and biotechnology research, private industry must have access to sufficient financial resources to conduct research and transfer research discoveries into viable, commercial products; d. As an emerging technology, biotechnology, the biotechnology industry, and the industry's required concomitant facilities face significant obstacles in obtaining financial assistance because of the perceived risk of investing in such new ventures; e. Because of the substantial employment opportunities that could be created by successful emerging technology and biotechnology industries and the resulting importance of such industries to the State's economic base, the State can best stimulate and encourage private investment in emerging technology and biotechnology by directing the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to provide financial assistance to emerging technology and biotechnology companies located in the State; f. In considering how to best allocate its resources pursuant to this act, the authority should give due consideration to further supporting emerging technology or biotechnology joint ventures by providing economic development funds and assistance to help stimulate growth in disadvantaged urban areas of the State, where public-private partnerships have already been formed, or will be formed, to promote emerging technology and biotechnology research and product development initiatives. L.1995,c.137,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-4.7 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-4.7
Agreements by employer with employee
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any employer to enter into or make any agreement with any employee for the payment of wages of any such employee otherwise than as provided in this act, except to pay wages at shorter intervals than as herein provided, or to pay wages in advance. Every agreement made in violation of this section shall be deemed to be null and void, and the penalties in this act provided may be enforced notwithstanding such agreement; and each and every employee with whom any agreement in violation of this section shall be made by any such employer, or the agent or agents thereof, shall have a right of civil action against any such employer for the full amount of his wages in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State. L.1965, c. 173, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-36 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-36
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Local Development Financing Fund Act." L.1983, c. 190, s. 1, eff. May 23, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-31.6 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-31.6
Injury, illness, death resulting from administration of vaccine eligible for compensation.
Status: in_force

5. Any injury, illness or death of any public safety worker, resulting from the administration to the worker of a vaccine including, but not limited to, smallpox vaccine, to prepare for, or respond to, any actual, threatened, or potential bioterrorism or epidemic, as part of an inoculation program in connection with the worker's employment or in connection with any governmental program or recommendation for the inoculation of workers in the worker's occupation, geographical area, or other category that includes the worker, or resulting from the transmission of disease from another employee or member of the public inoculated under the program, is presumed to arise out of and in the course of the employment and all care or treatment of the worker, including testing, diagnosis, surveillance and monitoring of the worker's condition, and all time during which the worker is unable to work while receiving the care or treatment, is compensable under the provisions of R.S.34:15-1 et seq. This section shall not be regarded as authorizing any requirement that employees participate in an inoculation program or as diminishing any requirement of law that an inoculation program be voluntary. This prima facie presumption may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence showing that the administration of the vaccine is not linked to the injury, illness or death. The employer may require the worker to undergo, at the expense of the employer, reasonable testing, evaluation and monitoring of health conditions of the worker which is relevant to determining whether the administration of the vaccine is linked to the occurrence, but the presumption of compensability shall not be adversely affected by any failure of the employer to require such testing, evaluation or monitoring. L.2019, c.156, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-31 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-31
"Compensable occupational disease" defined
Status: in_force

a. For the purpose of this article, the phrase "compensable occupational disease" shall include all diseases arising out of and in the course of employment, which are due in a material degree to causes and conditions which are or were characteristic of or peculiar to a particular trade, occupation, process or place of employment. b. Deterioration of a tissue, organ or part of the body in which the function of such tissue, organ or part of the body is diminished due to the natural aging process thereof is not compensable. Amended by L.1938, c. 419, p. 1208, s. 1; L.1945, c. 53, p. 318, s. 1; L.1949, c. 29, p. 103, s. 2; L.1979, c. 283, s. 10, eff. Jan. 10, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 34:8A-10.1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 8A / Section 8A-10.1
Retaliatory action against worker for exercise of legal right; prohibition; presumption; liability
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any crew leader to terminate, suspend, demote, transfer, or take adverse action against any past, present or prospective seasonal farm worker in retaliation for the exercise by such seasonal farm worker of any right secured under the laws and regulations of the State or Federal Government. A rebuttable presumption that an action is retaliatory shall arise from any termination, suspension, demotion or taking of adverse action on the part of the crew leader which action occurs within a period of 60 days following any act by a seasonal farm worker to exercise any right secured under the provisions of this act or under the laws and regulations of the State or any agency or political subdivision thereof which establish the rights of persons engaged in farm labor or which establish duties of employers of persons engaged in farm labor. Any person aggrieved hereunder may maintain a civil action against the crew leader. Any crew leader found to have violated this act shall be liable to such person aggrieved for full reinstatement and for back wages accumulated during the period of such unlawful retaliation and to exemplary damages in treble the amount of back wages found due, and for costs and attorney's fees. L.1975, c. 49, s. 6, eff. April 7, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6-47.7a — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-47.7a
Penalty for violation
Status: in_force

6. Any person violating any of the provisions of P.L.1948, c.249 (C.34:6-47.1 et seq.) shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $500.00 nor more than $5,000.00 to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). Any violation of P.L.1948, c.249 (C.34:6-47.1 et seq.) by an officer, agent or employee shall also be a violation of P.L.1948, c.249 (C.34:6-47.1 et seq.) by his employer if such employer had knowledge of and actual control over the cause of such violation. Where the violation is of a continuing nature each day during which it continues, shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense. 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. The commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to compromise and settle any claim for a penalty under this section in such amount in the discretion of the commissioner as may appear appropriate and equitable under all of the circumstances. L.1966,c.261,s.6.; amended 1987,c.124,s.3; 1991,c.205,s.23.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.88 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.88
Recovery of funds by longshoreman.
Status: in_force

12. If any longshoreman is paid by a waterfront employer less than the waterfront prevailing wage to which the longshoreman is entitled under the provisions of this act, or suffers discharge or other discrimination in violation of section 11 of this act, that longshoreman may recover in a civil action the full amount of such waterfront prevailing wage less any amount actually paid to the longshoremen by the waterfront employer together with costs and reasonable attorney's fees as allowed by the court, and in the case of discharge or other discrimination, reinstatement to employment with payment of any wages lost because of the discharge or discrimination. An agreement between longshoremen and a waterfront employer to pay less than the prevailing wage shall not be a defense to the action. Any longshoreman shall be entitled to maintain such action for and on behalf of himself or other longshoremen similarly situated, and the longshoreman or longshoremen may designate an agent or representative to maintain such action for and on behalf of all longshoremen similarly situated. At the request of any longshoreman paid less than the waterfront prevailing wage to which such longshoreman was entitled under the provisions of this act, the commissioner may take an assignment of the wage claim in trust for the assigning longshoreman and may bring any legal action necessary to collect the claim, and the waterfront employer shall be required to pay the costs and such reasonable attorney's fees as may be allowed by the court. L. 2021, c.336, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-36 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-36
Final report.
Status: in_force

6. If the actions taken by the super conciliator fail to resolve the dispute, the super conciliator shall issue a final report, which shall be provided to the parties promptly and made available to the public within 10 days thereafter. L.2003,c.126,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13-7 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-7
Decision of board; time, requisites and effect
Status: in_force

After the matter in dispute has been fully heard, the board, or a majority thereof, shall, within five days, render a decision thereon, which decision shall be reduced to writing, signed by the arbitrators agreeing thereto, and shall set forth such details as will clearly show the points considered by the board and the nature of the decision. The decision shall be a final settlement of the matters referred to the board, and shall be binding and conclusive between the parties. It shall be executed in three parts, one copy of which shall be given to each of the parties to the dispute, and the remaining copy shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county, there to remain of record.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11A-20 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11A / Section 11A-20
Regulations relative to employer providing health benefits plan and domestic partners.
Status: in_force

57. a. An employer that provides a health benefits plan as defined in section 2 of P.L.1997, c.192 (C.26:2S-2) to its employees and their dependents in this State may require that an employee contribute a portion or the full amount of the cost of dependent coverage under the plan for the employee's domestic partner as defined in section 3 of P.L.2003, c.246 (C.26:8A-3). b. Nothing in P.L.2003, c.246 (C.26:8A-1 et al.) shall be construed to require an employer to provide dependent coverage for an employee's domestic partner. c. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section shall not be deemed to be an unlawful discrimination under the "Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.). L.2003,c.246,s.57.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.99 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.99
Definitions relative to data center construction.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development. “Contractor” means any general contractor or subcontractor performing work on a data center construction project. “Data center construction project” means the construction, reconstruction, demolition, alteration, custom fabrication, or repair work, done on any property or premises in which the operations consist primarily of using computer servers and related equipment and support staff for the processing, storage, and distribution of electronic data that is designed to have an electrical usage of five megawatts or greater annually after construction. L.2025, c.335, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13C-2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13C / Section 13C-2
Recruitment, etc., of persons to take place of employees during strike or lockout
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, not directly involved in a strike or lockout, to recruit any person or persons for employment, or to secure or offer to secure for any person or persons any employment, when the purpose of such recruiting, securing or offering to secure employment, is to have such persons take the place in employment of employees in an industry where a strike or a lockout exists. L.1960, c. 193, p. 834, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-39 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-39
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

9. The commission, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2003,c.126,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11D-10 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11D / Section 11D-10
Development of multilingual outreach program.
Status: in_force

10. The commissioner shall develop and implement a multilingual outreach program to inform employees, parents, and persons under the care of health care providers about the availability of earned paid sick leave pursuant to this act. The program shall include the distribution of written materials in English, Spanish and any language that is the primary language of 10 percent or more of the registered voters in the State to all child care and elder care providers, domestic violence shelters, schools, hospitals, community health centers and other healthcare providers. The commissioner shall, during each calendar year, allocate not less than $500,000 to the program, which shall be regarded as a cost of administration of temporary disability and family temporary disability benefits and be charged to the administration account of the State disability benefit fund, except that the allocation made pursuant to this subsection shall not result in the total amount credited to administrative costs exceeding the maximum amount permitted pursuant to subsection (a) of section 22 of P.L.1948, c.110 (C.43:21-46). L.2018, c.10, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-44 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-44
Names of public employees carried on pay roll
Status: in_force

When any payment of compensation under this chapter shall be due to any public employee, the name of the injured employee, or in case of his death, the names of the persons to whom payment is to be made as his dependents, shall be carried upon the pay roll, and payment shall be made in the same manner and from the same source in which and from which the wages of the injured employee were paid. In event that any extraordinary payment larger than the weekly rate of compensation shall be due, such payment shall be made from any fund available for the maintenance or incidental expenses of the institution, department, board or governing body under and by which the employee was employed.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15D-25 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15D / Section 15D-25
Findings, declarations relative to workforce development funds.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. New Jersey, the headquarters of many of the leaders in the field of industrial research and development, has a long, successful history of innovation in the technology field. b. New Jersey is the birthplace of such varied technology and inventions as: the quadruplex telegraph in 1874; the phonograph in 1877; the "band aid" in 1920; air conditioning in 1921; the first long distance television transmission in 1927; condensed soup in 1939; the first commercial mobile telephone service in 1947; tetracycline in 1952; the solar cell battery in 1954; bubble wrap and the laser in 1957; vaccines to prevent the mumps and the measles in 1963; the UNIX operating system in 1969; and the digital signal processor chip in 1980. c. Some of the most important inventors and technology companies in the world call New Jersey home. These companies, working in concert with universities, business partners and scientists, are part of the innovation ecosystem that consumers in the State, nation and around the world depend on and need to drive the economy. d. An innovation ecosystem is an environment in which the persons who have the knowledge, ideas and actions are connected by institutional entities, such as universities, business firms, research institutes, state and local governments, and policy makers, to the materials and capital needed to spur development, inventions and economic growth. e. It is essential that New Jersey acts to fertilize, maintain and grow an innovation ecosystem that allows technological ideas to flourish in New Jersey, and to expand upon the already rich environment for the development of technology in the State. f. By directing workforce development funds toward the establishment of technological seed growth in New Jersey, the State will assist in the growth of the type of innovation ecosystem that has created such groundbreaking technology in the past. g. Legislation is needed to dedicate workforce development funds to create a grants-funded fellowship program to support technology research and innovation throughout the State. L.2015, c.235, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-21.13 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.13
Agreements between EDA and State; EDA and Motor Vehicle Commission.
Status: in_force

13. a. The State Treasurer and the authority may enter into any agreements as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act, which may include, but not be limited to, procedures for the transfer of monies from the DMV Surcharge Fund to the Market Transition Facility Revenue Fund as provided for in section 12 of this act, commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1994, with respect to the terms and conditions relative to the securing of Market Transition Facility bonds, notes, and other obligations of the authority and New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission bonds, notes and other obligations of the authority, the pledge and assignment of any agreement or agreements authorized herein, or any payments to the trustees of these bondholders. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-1 et seq.), this act or any regulation of the authority to the contrary, the authority shall be paid only such fees as shall be determined by the agreement. b. The commissioner and the authority shall also enter into an agreement relative to a procedure for the transfer of monies for the purpose of paying the current and anticipated liabilities and expenses of the facility, including private passenger automobile claims and other claims against the facility. The agreement shall contain a provision that the commissioner shall certify from time to time, but not more frequently than monthly, an amount necessary to fund payments made, or anticipated to be made by or on behalf of the Market Transition Facility. The commissioner's certification shall be deemed conclusive. The authority shall cause the transfer to be made to the designated transferee within 15 days of the receipt of the commissioner's certification. c. The authority is authorized to enter into an agreement with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission relative to the provision by the authority to the commission of the proceeds from the sale of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission bonds for the purpose of providing funds for the payment of the costs of any and all capital improvements to or for New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission facilities, including, but not limited to, building improvements and the acquisition and installation of furniture, fixtures, machinery, computers and electronic equipment. L.1994,c.57,s.13; amended 2003, c.13, s.119.
N.J. Stat. § 34:5A-10.2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-10.2
Use of hazardous substance prohibited when children are expected to be present; exceptions.
Status: in_force

2. a. No person shall use or allow the use of any hazardous substance in or on any building or grounds used as a public school, a private school, or child care center at any time when children are expected to be present in the building. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply when an emergency condition, as deemed by the Board of Education or the chief school administrator in the case of any public school, or the person having responsibility for the operation of any private school or child care center, necessitates the use of a hazardous substance when children are present. b. Any person who uses or stores, or causes or allows the use or storage of any hazardous substance in or on any building or grounds used as a public school, a private school, or child care center shall ensure that the use or storage of that hazardous substance is in compliance with the regulations adopted by the Department of Health pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1997, c.364 (C.34:5A-10.5). L.1997, c.364, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.400.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-218 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-218
Transfer of functions, powers, duties of Office of Business Advocacy.
Status: in_force

9. a. The functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Business Advocacy in the New Jersey Commerce Commission are continued and are transferred to the Division of Business Assistance, Marketing, and International Trade. b. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Office of Business Advocacy in the New Jersey Commerce Commission, the same shall mean and refer to the division. L.2008, c.27, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 34:2-34 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-34
§ 34:2-34
Status: in_force

An abstract of this article shall be prepared and furnished upon request by the commissioner to every employer affected thereby, and every employer to whom such abstract is sent or delivered shall post it and keep it posted in plain view, in such place that it can be easily read by the employees or operatives in going into or coming out of said mercantile establishment.
N.J. Stat. § 34:16-24 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-24
Compensation; expenses
Status: in_force

The members of the commission shall serve without pay but actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties shall be paid out of funds appropriated for the purposes of the commission. L.1955, c. 64, p. 213, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-203 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-203
Treasurer's recommendations relative to final financial plan.
Status: in_force

14. a. The treasurer may make written recommendations as to any aspect of the final financial plan and any related fiscal matters which, in the determination of the treasurer, must be addressed in order to effectuate the plan, and the treasurer may condition approval of the plan upon the adoption of the treasurer's recommendations. b. The treasurer shall approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the plan within 60 days of the receipt of an application which the treasurer has deemed to be complete. If the treasurer disapproves the plan, the treasurer shall set forth the reasons in writing within 30 days of the disapproval thereof. The governing body may amend the ordinance and resubmit it to the treasurer. c. Upon receipt of the approved ordinance from the treasurer, the municipal governing body may adopt the ordinance at a meeting of the governing body by a majority of the authorized membership thereof. Any changes to the plan as embodied in the ordinance, including the pledge or utilization of eligible revenues subject, however, to any rights of bondholders shall be by amendment of the ordinance adopted and approved by the same method as the ordinance was initially approved in connection with the proposed final financial plan included in the ordinance establishing the district. L.2007, c.30,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-80 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-80
"Domestic Work Enforcement Program" established.
Status: in_force

22. a. The department shall, upon appropriation of funds to the department for purposes of this section, establish and maintain a Domestic Work Enforcement Program in collaboration with qualified organizations. P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.) requires the department to issue a competitive request to community-based organizations (CBOs) to provide education and outreach services in this program and would prescribe requirements for these organizations. The CBOs would be responsible for developing and consulting with the department regarding the core education and outreach materials, as specified. The program shall increase the capacity and expertise of the department to improve education and enforcement of labor standards in the domestic work industry. The program shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Education and training for domestic work employees and employers addressing minimum wage, overtime, sick leave, recordkeeping, wage adjudication, and retaliation, along with new rights extended by P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.); (2) Training for domestic worker leaders to provide peer-to-peer support and wraparound service referrals to domestic work employees who have elected to file wage claims or take other actions seeking remedy from hiring entities or employers; (3) Development of core training curriculum to be used in the education and training of domestic work employees and employers; (4) Provision of technical and legal assistance to domestic work employees through a Statewide telephone help line and the promotion of the help line to domestic worker populations; and (5) Development of an online resource hub to provide information for employers on State labor laws and guidelines on fair employment. b. Qualified organizations that collaborate under subsection a. of this section shall issue reports and meet quarterly with the department to review the implementation and success of the program. c. (1) A nonprofit organization that has a minimum of five years of experience working with domestic work employees or employers; or (2) An organization that works with nonprofit organizations that has a minimum of five years of experience working with domestic work employees or employers. L.2023, c.262, s.22.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-268.6 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-268.6
"New Jersey Social Innovation Study Commission" established; duties; membership criteria.
Status: in_force

4. a. The authority shall oversee and staff a study commission, entitled the "New Jersey Social Innovation Study Commission," established for the duration of the pilot program. b. The membership and size of the study commission shall be determined by the authority. The authority may consider a variety of professionals, including health care, lending, and social finance experts, for membership on the study commission. The study commission shall organize as soon as practicable after the appointment of the study commission members, shall select a chairperson from among its membership, and shall appoint a secretary who need not be a member of the commission. At least one member of the study commission shall be a representative of the Department of Human Services, one member shall be a representative of the Department of Health, and one member shall be the Executive Director of the Office of Faith-based Initiatives in the Department of State. All members of the study commission shall serve for term concurrent with the effective period of the pilot program. c. Any vacancy in the membership of the study commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. d. The study commission may request the assistance and services of employees of any other State department, board, bureau, commission, task force, or agency as it may require and as may be available. Members of the study commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to employ stenographic and clerical assistance and incur traveling and other miscellaneous expenses as the study commission may deem necessary in order to perform its duties, within the limits of the funds made available to the study commission for its purposes. The study commission may meet at the call of its chairperson at the times and in the places the study commission may deem appropriate and necessary to fulfill its duties, and may conduct public hearings at a place or places as the study commission shall designate. The study commission shall conduct its meetings in accordance with the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.). e. It shall be the duty of the study commission to aid the authority in the administration of the social innovation loan pilot program and to issue annual reports detailing the progress of the pilot program. Specifically, the study commission, in cooperation with the authority and the Department of Human Services shall: (1) identify the nonprofit and for-profit organizations that will be eligible to receive loan guarantees from the authority. The study commission shall make this determination taking several factors into consideration which shall include, but not be limited to, the size and identity of the target population that benefits from the nonprofit or for-profit organization service provider, the projected financial value of the improvements as a result of the social innovation loan investments, including projected public sector savings, the ability to repay the loan in full, the ease of the measurability of the outcomes, and an analysis of impacts beyond financial savings and returns, such as social outcomes; (2) assist the authority in soliciting donations from philanthropic organizations and other private sources to capitalize the loan fund; (3) negotiate contract terms and conditions between social innovation loan recipients and any public entity for whom the recipient is performing health care intervention services, including the development of metrics to project and measure both financial and social outcomes, and the identification of independent third parties to measure and evaluate outcomes; (4) determine whether an independent intermediary with expertise in the areas of social finance and health care should be retained to: (a) assist the study commission in the performance of its duties under this section; or (b) perform the method of measurement and verification activities required in the agreements entered into pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.2021, c.434 (C.34:1B-268.5), and to identify appropriate independent intermediaries to recommend to the authority if the study commission determines that intermediary services should be retained; and (5) any other purposes related to the pilot program for which the authority requests assistance. f. Not later than one year following the effective date of P.L.2021, c.434 (C.34:1B-268.3 et seq.), and annually for four years thereafter, the study commission shall submit to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, a report containing a study and evaluation of the pilot program. The report shall include, but not be limited to, a description of any eligible organizations funded by the social innovation loans, State, federal, and municipal financial savings related to the issuance of social innovation loans, including Medicaid savings, the expected loan performance and projected payment schedule, the number of people serviced by the eligible organization, a comparison of the population serviced by the eligible organization and a similarly situated control group, and any community impact related to the pilot program. g. The study commission shall submit its fifth and final report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, within 90 days of the expiration date of the pilot program, including any recommendations for legislation it deems appropriate. The study commission's final report shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the feasibility of implementing a permanent social innovation loan program Statewide, the sectors outside of non-profit health care in which social lending could be successfully applied, the estimated costs for the creation and administration of the permanent social innovation loan program, the projected State, federal, and municipal savings from administering the permanent program, a calculation of the loan performance realized from the pilot program, a calculation of the State, federal, and municipal savings accrued through the pilot program, and an analysis of non-financial outcomes, such as community impact and preventive results. The study commission shall expire on the 30th day after the date of the issuance of its final report, or upon the expiration of the pilot program, whichever occurs later. L.2021, c.434, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6A-9 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6A / Section 6A-9
Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

9. The commissioner shall make and promulgate rules and regulations reasonably necessary to implement the purposes of this act. Such rules and regulations shall have the force and effect of law and shall be enforced in the manner provided in this act. The commissioner shall provide for the adoption of all applicable occupational standards, amendments, or changes adopted or recognized by the Secretary of Labor under the authority of the "Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970," which shall be applicable to domestic workers employed by individuals in the residences of the individuals. Buildings or other structures in use on the effective date of this act as a place of employment other than a place where the manufacturing of goods of any kind is carried on shall not be made to comply with the requirements of rules and regulations promulgated hereunder substantially affecting such building or other structures unless such compliance is essential to correct an unsafe or unhealthful condition which constitutes a serious and substantial threat to the health or safety of employees. The commissioner shall before promulgation furnish a copy of proposed rules and regulations to the members of the committee for its review and recommendations. Within 90 days of the receipt of said proposed rules and regulations the committee shall provide the commissioner and the board with its written recommendations. Following receipt of the committee's recommendations or upon the expiration of 90 days, the commissioner shall furnish to every member of the board a copy of the proposed rules and regulations with or without change in his discretion and at the same time a notice of intent to promulgate proposed rules and regulations shall be published by the commissioner. This notice of intent shall state briefly the purpose of the proposed rules and regulations, shall state that a copy of the proposed rules and regulations may be obtained by any person upon written request to the department, and shall fix the date, time and place for a public hearing on the proposed rules and regulations, which date shall be not less than 21 days after the publication of the notice. All person appearing at such hearing shall be given the opportunity to be heard. Rules and regulations, as so proposed or as changed by the commissioner after such hearing, may be promulgated by the commissioner 90 days following delivery to the board to be effective on such date as the rules and regulations shall provide unless disapproved by a majority of the board and if so disapproved such rules or regulations shall not become effective. Within 30 days after the public hearing and on 30 days' notice the commissioner shall call a meeting of the board for the purpose of discussing the proposed rules and regulations. If any changes were made in the proposed rules or regulations following the public hearing, a copy of such change shall accompany such notice. At any meeting called for such purpose disapproval shall be by vote of the majority of the members of the board. L.1965, c. 154, s. 9; amended 2023, c.262, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56a16 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56a16
Approval or disapproval of report following public hearing; effective date of wage order
Status: in_force

Within 10 days after the hearing the commissioner shall confer with the director and approve or disapprove the report of the wage board. If the report is disapproved the commissioner may resubmit the matter to the same wage board or to a new wage board. If the report is approved, the commissioner shall make a wage order which shall define minimum fair wage rates in the occupation or occupations as recommended in the report of the wage board and which shall include such proposed administrative regulations as the commissioner may deem appropriate to supplement the report of the wage board and to safeguard the minimum fair wage standards established. Such administrative regulations may include among other things, regulations defining and governing learners and apprentices, their rates, number, proportion or length of service; piece rates or their relations to time rates; overtime or part-time rates, bonuses or special pay for special or extra work; deductions for board, lodging, apparel or other items or services supplied by the employer; and other special conditions or circumstances excluding gratuities; and in view of the diversities and complexities of different occupations and the dangers of evasion and nullification, the commissioner may provide in such regulations without departing from the basic minimum rates recommended by the wage board such modifications or reductions of or addition to such rates in or for such special cases or classes of cases as those herein enumerated as the commissioner may find appropriate to safeguard the basic minimum rates established. Said wage order shall take effect upon expiration of 180 days from the date of the issuance of the order. L.1966, c. 113, s. 17.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-27 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-27
Modification of agreement.
Status: in_force

34:15-27. An agreement for compensation may be modified at any time by a subsequent agreement. Upon the application of any party, a formal award, determination, judgment, or order approving settlement may be reviewed within two years from the date when the injured person last received a payment on the ground that the incapacity of the injured employee has subsequently increased. If a party entitled to a review under this section shall become mentally incapacitated within the two-year period, the mental incapacity shall constitute grounds for tolling the unexpired balance of the two-year period, which shall only begin to run again after the party returns to mental capacity. An award, determination, judgment, or order approving settlement may be reviewed at any time on the ground that the disability has diminished. In such case, the provisions of R.S.34:15-19 with reference to medical examination shall apply. amended 1952, c.269, s.2; 1975, c.319; 2013, c.103, s.104.
N.J. Stat. § 34:12-2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-2
Employer shall not require renouncement of membership in society or brotherhood as condition of employment
Status: in_force

No corporation doing business in this state shall, directly or indirectly, require, as a condition of employment of labor in any branch of its service, that any applicants for employment shall, either individually or collectively, be required to sign any paper, document, or writing of any description, by which an obligation is made or implied of renouncing existing membership in an organization, society or brotherhood, or by which a promise is given of not joining such organization at any future time.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-30 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-30
Pending actions or proceedings; orders or recommendations not affected
Status: in_force

This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against any department, commission, board, officer or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Labor and Industry or to any officer or agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, and pending on the effective date of this act, but such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and to the same effect by the department, officer or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect; nor shall any of the foregoing provisions affect any order or recommendation made by, or other matters or proceedings before, any department, commission, board, officer or agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Labor and Industry or to any officer or agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, and all such matters or proceedings pending before such department, commission, board, officer or other agency on the effective date of this act shall be continued by the department, officer or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect. L.1948, c. 446, p. 1774, s. 30.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-1
Department of Labor and Industry established; "department" defined
Status: in_force

There is hereby established in the Executive Branch of the State Government a principal department which shall be known as the Department of Labor and Industry. As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the word "department" means the Department of Labor and Industry established herein. L.1948, c. 446, p. 1762, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-12 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-12
Construction
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this act shall be construed as interfering with, impeding or diminishing in any way any right guaranteed by law or by the Constitution of the State or of the United States. L.1941, c. 100, p. 232, s. 12.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-96 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-96
Investment of moneys in export financing company.
Status: in_force

4. The authority is authorized, notwithstanding any law to the contrary, to invest such moneys from the "Economic Recovery Fund," established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1992, c.16 (C.34:1B-7.12), or from other export or business assistance programs administered by the authority, as may be available and which the authority deems appropriate for the purposes of this act, in an export financing company, hereinafter "the company," to be incorporated or organized pursuant to the provisions of this act, which, together with those investments which may be made in the stock or interest of the company by other public entities involved in international export markets that may include, but not necessarily be limited to, the Delaware River Port Authority and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, shall be at a minimum amount to be determined by the authority. The moneys shall be used for the purchase of stock or an interest in the company, provided that the class of stock or interest purchased by the authority and other public entities shall be of such type and character as to require the company to repay the investment of funds from the authority and other public entities prior to the repayment of funds from private sources, but in no event shall the amount of such stock or interest purchased by the authority and other public entities exceed 49% of the total outstanding stock or total shared interest of the company. The authority is authorized in its discretion to sell or otherwise dispose of the stock or interest purchased by the authority as shall be in the interest of the authority but the authority shall sell or otherwise dispose of the stock or interest no later than three years after the date of purchase. Nothing in this act shall be construed to preclude the company from being organized as a limited liability company or to preclude the authority and other public entities involved in international export markets from purchasing an interest in such a limited liability company provided that the interest purchased by the authority and other public entities shall not exceed 49 percent of the total shared interest of the company, and provided that the operating agreement of the company grants the authority and any other public entity the right to resign and receive a distribution, representing the fair value of the authority's or public entity's interest in the company, prior to the resignation of and distribution to any private members.1 L.1995, c.209, s.4; amended 1999, c.38, s.3; 2007, c.39, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-141 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-141
Liability limited
Status: in_force

13. a. The liability of the board and the State with respect to payment of any compensation, benefits, expenses, fees or disbursements properly chargeable against the board shall be limited to the assets held by the board and the board and the State shall not otherwise in any way or manner be liable for the making of any such payment. b. The liability of the board under this act is limited to the provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage and any sanctions resulting from the failure to so provide. The board may purchase such insurance as necessary to protect any director, officer, agent or other representative from liability. L.1995,c.329,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-120.24 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-120.24
Detection, prevention of employer insolvencies
Status: in_force

10. To aid in the detection and prevention of employer insolvencies: a. Upon determination by majority vote of the membership of the board that any member employer may be insolvent or in a financial condition hazardous to the employees thereof or to the public, it shall be the duty of the board of directors to notify the department of any information indicating that condition. b. The board of directors may, upon majority vote of the membership of the board, request that the department determine the condition of any member employer which the board in good faith believes may no longer be qualified to be a member of the association. Within 30 days of the receipt of that request or, for good cause shown, within a reasonable time thereafter, the department shall make such determination and shall forthwith advise the board of its findings. Each request for a determination shall be kept on file by the department, but the request shall not be open to public inspection prior to the release of the determination to the public. c. It shall also be the duty of the department to report to the board of directors when it has reasonable cause to believe that a member employer may be in such a financial condition as to be no longer qualified to be a member of the association. d. The board of directors may, upon majority vote of the membership of the board, make reports and recommendations to the department upon any matter which is germane to the solvency, liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation of any member employer. Such reports and recommendations shall not be considered public documents. e. The board of directors may, upon majority vote of the membership of the board, make recommendations to the department for the detection and prevention of employer insolvencies. f. The board of directors shall, at the conclusion of any member's insolvency in which the association was obligated to pay covered claims, prepare a report on the history and cause of that insolvency, based on the information available to the association, and shall submit that report to the department. L.1993,c.107,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 34:5A-39 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-39
Standards, regulations; hearings
Status: in_force

8. Not later than six months after the effective date of this act, the Commissioners of Labor and Health jointly shall, in consultation with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, adopt all standards and regulations which they deem necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of this act. These standards and regulations shall include, but shall not be limited to, protective equipment specifications; application, enclosure, removal, and encapsulation procedures; administrative penalties; waste disposal; self-monitoring; cleanup; health checkup; license and permit issuance, suspension, renewal and revocation; fee charges; experience necessary for license or permit qualification; general subject matter of qualifying examinations; and continuing education. Any suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew any permit or license pursuant to this act shall be effectuated as follows: the department that is responsible for the issuance of the permit or license may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any license or permit because of a violation of any provision of this act. Prior to that suspension, revocation, or failure to renew, the department shall afford the applicant, licensee, or permit holder an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), except that, if the department has reason to believe that a condition exists at a job site which poses an imminent threat to the public health, safety or welfare, it may order the immediate suspension of the license, permit, or certification pending the outcome of the hearing. L.1984,c.173,s.8; amended 1985,c.523; 1994,c.21,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.14 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.14
Report to commissioner; terms defined.
Status: in_force

5. a. Any employer, regardless of the location of the employer, who enters into a contract with a public body to provide qualifying services to the public body shall provide a report to the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, in a form issued by regulation promulgated by the commissioner, of information regarding the compensation and hours worked by employees categorized by gender, race, ethnicity, and job category. Data regarding compensation and hours worked by employees shall be reported in the form by pay bands to be established by regulation promulgated by the commissioner. The commissioner may establish a standard presumption for the number of hours worked by a fulltime employee or by a part-time employee for whom an employer does not track actual hours worked. An employer shall provide a report for each establishment of the employer. b. Any employer, regardless of the location of the employer, who enters into a contract with a public body to perform any public work for the public body shall provide to the commissioner, through certified payroll records required pursuant to P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.), information regarding the gender, race, job title, occupational category, and rate of total compensation of every employee of the employer employed in the State in connection with the contract. The employer shall provide the commissioner, throughout the duration of the contract or contracts, with an update to the information whenever payroll records are required to be submitted pursuant to P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.). c. The commissioner shall retain the information provided by the employer during any period of time that one or more contracts are in effect between the employer and any public body and not less than five years after the end of that period. The retained employment information shall be made available by the commissioner to the Division on Civil Rights in the Department of Law and Public Safety, and, upon request, provided to anyone who is or was an employee of the employer during the period of any of the contracts between the employer and any public body, or any authorized representative of the employee. d. For the purposes of the section: "Public body" means the State or any agency or instrumentality of the State; "Public work" means public work as defined in section 2 of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.26) and which is subject to the provisions of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.). Public work shall not include the provision of goods or products. "Qualifying services" means the provision of any service to the State or to any other public body, except for public work as defined in section 2 of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.26). "Service" means any act performed in exchange for payment, including the provision of professional services, but shall not include the sale of goods or products. L.2018, c.9, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-195 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-195
Provisions of ordinance imposing tax.
Status: in_force

6. An ordinance imposing a tax pursuant to subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.2007, c.30 (C.34:1B-194) shall contain the following provisions: a. All taxes imposed by the ordinance shall be paid by the purchaser; b. A vendor shall not assume or absorb any tax imposed by the ordinance; c. A vendor shall not in any manner advertise or hold out to any person or to the public in general, in any manner, directly or indirectly, that the tax will be assumed or absorbed by the vendor, that the tax will not be separately charged and stated to the customer, or that the tax will be refunded to the customer; d. Each assumption or absorption by a vendor of the tax shall be deemed a separate offense and each representation or advertisement by a vendor for each day the representation or advertisement continues shall be deemed a separate offense; and e. Penalties as fixed in the ordinance, for violation of the foregoing provisions. L.2007, c.30,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 34:9A-38 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-38
Furnishing drinking water and toilet facilities in fields
Status: in_force

At any farm where seasonal farm workers labor in a field that is an unreasonable distance from central facilities, the farm operator shall provide in the working area a sufficient supply of cool, potable water, and for each sex sufficient, suitable and separate privies or other toilet facilities which shall be properly screened, ventilated and kept clean and suitable facilities for the washing of hands. L.1971, c. 193, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.20 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-21.20
Partial invalidity
Status: in_force

If any provisions of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. L.1940, c. 153, p. 346, s. 20.
N.J. Stat. § 34:8-56 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-56
Service of notice or subpoena
Status: in_force

Service by the director of any notice requiring a person to file a statement or report, or of a subpoena upon the person, shall be made personally within this State, but if this cannot be done, substituted service may be made in the following manner: a. Personal service outside this State; b. The mailing by registered or certified mail to the last known place of business or residence inside or outside the State of the person; c. As to any person other than an individual, in accordance with the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey pertaining to service of process, provided, however, that service shall be made by the director; or d. Any service as the Superior Court may direct in lieu of personal service within the State. L.1989, c.331, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-16.2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-16.2
Guidelines for determining comparability of jurisdictions
Status: in_force

5. a. The commission shall promulgate guidelines for determining the comparability of jurisdictions for the purposes of paragraph (2) of subsection g. of section 3 of P.L.1977, c.85 (C.34:13A-16). b. The commission shall review the guidelines promulgated under this section at least once every four years and may modify or amend them as is deemed necessary; provided, however, that the commission shall review and modify those guidelines in each year in which a federal decennial census is received by the Governor. L.1995,c.425,s.5; amended 2021, c.369, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:5-180 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-180
Exempt employers
Status: in_force

This act shall not apply to any employer subject to the provisions of section 34:6-141 of the Revised Statutes, to any employer subject to the provisions of chapter 197 of the laws of 1954, to any public utility subject to the jurisdiction of, control, supervision and regulation by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners in the Department of Public Utilities of this State, to any public utility subject to the jurisdiction of, control, supervision and regulation by a Federal regulatory body, or to natural gas pipeline utilities subject to the provisions of the New Jersey Natural Gas Safety Act (chapter 166 of the laws of 1952). L.1962, c. 45, s. 15.
N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.62 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-21.62
Delivery of application to department of labor
Status: in_force

The Department of Education shall deliver a copy of each application to the Department of Labor. L.1962, c. 91, s. 6. Amended by L.1981, c. 147, s. 4, eff. May 14, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-85 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-85
Private industry membership fees for sector networks
Status: in_force

6. To the extent that the commissioner acts pursuant to section 4 of this act, the commissioner shall encourage industry sector networks to support their network activities with private industry membership fees to enable the networks to be self-supporting, and shall encourage members of particular industry sector networks to adopt, by mutual agreement of the members, a schedule of fees to be paid by members of the particular network. L.1995,c.207,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.61 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.61
Record of employee wages, benefits.
Status: in_force

4. Each contractor and subcontractor shall keep an accurate record showing the name, classification, and actual hourly rate of wages and any benefits paid to each worker employed by him to perform building services pursuant to a State contract or subcontract, and shall preserve those records for two years after the date of payment. Each covered airport or related location employer shall keep an accurate record showing the name, classification, and actual hourly rate of wages and any benefits paid to each covered airport or related location employee, and shall preserve those records for two years after the date of payment. Such records shall be open at all reasonable hours to inspection by the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property and the commissioner. L.2005, c.379, s.4; amended 2021, c.68, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.17e — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-21.17e
Minor working voluntarily not deemed employee
Status: in_force

2. A minor working voluntarily in the construction of affordable housing pursuant to section 1 of this act shall not be deemed an employee under R.S.34:15-36. A nonprofit organization which uses the services of a minor under this act shall not be subject to R.S.34:15-10, provided that the nonprofit organization has fully complied with P.L.1940, c.153 (C.34:2-21.1 et seq.) and the provisions of this act. L.1994,c.82,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15E-7.1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15E / Section 15E-7.1
Guidelines to encourage high school students to participate in apprenticeship training.
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, shall develop guidelines for use by high school counselors to coordinate services with representatives of the New Jersey State Building and Construction Trades Council for purposes of encouraging student participation in apprenticeships and raising awareness of apprenticeship opportunities. The Commissioner of Education shall make the guidelines available on the Department of Education's website and shall update the information annually. L.2019, c.96.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-8 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-8
Director of Division of Labor
Status: in_force

The Division of Labor shall be under the immediate supervision of a director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work of such division. The director of such division shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve during the term of office of the Governor appointing him and until the director's successor is appointed and has qualified. He shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law. The director shall administer the work of such division under the direction and supervision of the commissioner, and shall perform such other functions of the department as the commissioner may prescribe. L.1948, c. 446, p. 1765, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.34 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.34
Notice of failure to pay prevailing wages; protest by worker.
Status: in_force

10. (a) The fiscal or financial officer of any public body, the lessee to whom the public body is leasing a property or premises or the lessor from whom the public body is leasing or will be leasing a property or premises, having public work performed under which any worker shall have been paid less than the prevailing wage shall forthwith notify the commissioner in writing of the name of the person or firm failing to pay the prevailing wages. (b) Any worker may within two years from the date of the occurrence of the incident complained of file a protest in writing with the commissioner objecting to the amount of wages paid for service performed by him on a public work as being less than the prevailing wages for such services. (c) It shall not constitute a failure to pay the prevailing wage rates for the work of a particular craft or classification where the prevailing wage rate determined for a specific craft or classification has been paid and thereafter one or more craft unions contend that the work should have been assigned to their members instead of the members of the specific craft to whom it was assigned or by whom it was performed. L.1963,c.150,s.10; amended 1990, c.27, s.6; 2007, c.68, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:18-2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 18 / Section 18-2
Failure to segregate security moneys; bankruptcy; insolvency
Status: in_force

The failure of any employer to segregate such moneys or to deposit such moneys in separate accounts shall not be deemed or taken to constitute a discontinuance of such relationship of trust, and the inability to trace any such trust funds shall not be deemed or taken as a discontinuance of such relationship of trust. Upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any such employer who shall not have segregated such moneys or deposited such moneys in separate accounts, the first moneys realized from the assets of any such employer shall be taken and set aside in an amount equal to the sums of money taken or received by said employer as deposit or security aforesaid, and dealt with as if such moneys had been segregated by said employer or deposited in separate accounts and the trust aforesaid shall be impressed thereon. L.1939, c. 117, p. 425, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-78 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-78
Insurance in stock or mutual company; notice filed by company; domestic help excepted
Status: in_force

Every employer not operating under section 34:15-77 of this title shall insure and keep insured his liability in any stock company or mutual association authorized to engage in workmen's compensation or employer's liability insurance in this State. If insurance be effected by either method mentioned in this section, the insurance company or mutual association shall file with the commissioner of banking and insurance a notice setting forth the name of the insurance company, its principle office in this State, together with a copy of the policy of insurance and copies of all indorsements attached and such other data in relation thereto as the commissioner of banking and insurance may require except that no such filing shall be required in connection with insurance coverage for domestic servants or household employees written pursuant to P.L.1979, c.380. Amended by L.1979, c. 380, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-77.2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-77.2
Liability for compensation prescribed by Title 34; bankruptcy of participating employer
Status: in_force

Any employer licensed by the State as a hospital who participates in group self-insurance shall not be relieved from the liability for compensation prescribed by Title 34 of the Revised Statutes except by the payment thereof by the group self-insurer or by himself. The insolvency or bankruptcy of a participating employer shall not relieve the group self-insurer from the payment of compensation for injuries or death sustained by an employee during the time the employer was a participant in such group self-insurance. L.1983, c. 376, s. 3, eff. Nov. 10, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 34:9A-20 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-20
Certified labor camps; application; inspections; erection, construction or alteration
Status: in_force

Each person employing any person to work in or at camps to which this article applies shall apply, not later than 60 days prior to the opening of any such camp in any calendar year to the bureau for a certificate of compliance of such camp with the requirements of this act. Such application shall be made on such forms and contain such information, drawings or photographs as the commissioner may deem necessary to enable him to determine the fact of compliance. A separate application shall be made and a separate certificate issued for each camp. The commissioner shall cause each camp to be inspected within 45 days of receipt of an application for a certificate of compliance. If the commissioner finds from the application and inspection that a camp fully complies with the requirements of this act, he shall issue a certificate to that effect. No camp shall be maintained, operated, used or occupied until the commissioner shall have issued therefor a certificate as required by this section; provided, that if no inspection of a camp has been made within 45 days of the receipt of an application for a certificate of compliance, such camp may open but shall be closed by the commissioner if subsequent inspection discloses the fact that such camp does not substantially comply with the requirements of this act. No camp shall be erected, constructed or substantially altered subsequent to the effective date of this act until the plans and specifications for such erection, construction or alteration have been submitted to, and approved by, the commissioner. The commissioner shall approve any plans and specifications submitted to him pursuant to this section if he finds that such plans and specifications fully comply with the requirements of this act and any rule or regulation duly issued hereunder. L.1945, c. 71, p. 357, s. 20. Amended by L.1967, c. 91, s. 11, eff. June 7, 1967; L.1967, c. 259, s. 3, eff. Dec. 26, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6-98.3 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-98.3
Mine safety section, powers, duties.
Status: in_force

3. a. There is hereby created within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development a mine safety section. b. The mine safety section shall be under the immediate supervision of a section chief, who shall be responsible for the efficient, effective administration of the work of the section. The section chief shall be assisted by and supervise such other mine safety inspectors, technicians and other employees as may be necessary to perform the work. c. The section chief shall personally or by assignment to employees of the section, inspect, investigate, inquire and examine into the operation, workings, methods, safety devices and appliances, machinery, sanitation, ventilation, means of ingress and egress, means taken to protect the lives and insure the safety and health of miners, together with the causes of accidents, injuries and fatalities and means taken to comply with the law; conduct scientific tests to determine amount and condition of air together with contaminants therein or for any purpose that shall provide for the maintenance of safe, sanitary and healthful conditions, furnish such reports and do other related work as required. d. Employees of the section shall have the power and authority, upon exhibition of official credentials, at all reasonable hours to enter and examine any part of a mine, mining plant, equipment or workings. All operators and their employees shall render all assistance necessary to facilitate such examination. e. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.155). f. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.155). g. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.155). h. No employee of the department shall make public, directly or indirectly to any person any knowledge or information obtained by him in the exercise of his official duties concerning ores, ore bodies or values of any mine or part thereof. Any employee who shall violate any of the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree and, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 1 year, or both, and shall be dismissed from his position. i. It shall be the duty of the section to cause to have inspected at least once in every 3 months, every underground mine in this State, and every other working mine at least twice each year, and more often, if it is deemed necessary for the safety of the persons involved with the mine. j. After every inspection, the mine safety inspector shall enter forthwith in a book to be kept at the mine and designated as the "record of mine safety inspection," the portion of the mine inspected, the nature of the inspection and the dangers and defects observed. This record shall be open at all reasonable hours to the examination of the operator, any employee or the designated representative of the employees of the mine inspected. Nothing contained in or omitted from any entry in such record shall limit or affect the duty and obligations of the operator, superintendent or employee. L.1954, c.197, s.3; amended 1973, c.257, s.1; 1981, c.458, s.1; 2007, c.155, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-84 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-84
Enforcement of provisions
Status: in_force

34:15-84. Every such contract shall further provide, or be construed to provide, that any injured employee or his dependents may enforce the provisions thereof to his or their benefit, either by agreement with the employer and the insurance carrier, in event that compensation be settled by agreement, or by joining the insurance carrier with the employer in his petition filed for the purpose of enforcing his claim for compensation, or by subsequent application to the Superior Court, upon the failure of the employer, for any reason, to make adequate and continuous compensation payments. Amended 1953,c.33,s.61; 1991,c.91,s.365.
N.J. Stat. § 34:8-64 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-64
Registration of consulting firm; revocation; suspension
Status: in_force

a. Every consulting firm operating within this State shall, within 60 days following the effective date of this act and annually thereafter, register in writing with the chief on a form prescribed by regulation. b. Each registration form shall state the firm's name, and any fictitious or trade name used in its operation, each primary location, including street and street number of the building and place where its business is to be conducted, and the names and residence addresses of its principal owners or officers. c. The director shall establish by rule and collect an annual fee from firm registrants, which shall not be more than the fee paid by employment agencies, to be used to the extent necessary to defray expenses incurred by the bureau in the performance of its duties under this section. d. In addition to any act or practice in violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.), it shall be a violation of this act for any registrant or its agent to: (1) Make, or cause to be made, publish or cause to be published, any false, misleading, or deceptive advertisement or representation concerning the services or products that the registrant provides to job seekers. (2) Disseminate information to a job seeker knowing or recklessly disregarding information that: (a) The job does not exist or the job seeker is not qualified for the job; (b) The job has been described or advertised by or on behalf of the registered firm in a false, misleading, or deceptive manner; (c) The registrant has not confirmed the availability of the job at the time of dissemination of the information; or (d) The registrant has not obtained written or oral permission to list the job from the employer or an authorized agent of the employer. e. The director may refuse to issue, and may revoke, any registration for failure to comply with, or violation of, the provisions of this section or for any other good cause shown, within the meaning and purpose of this section. A refusal or revocation shall not be made except upon reasonable notice to, and opportunity to be heard by, the applicant or registrant. f. The director, instead of revoking a registration, may suspend the registration for a period of time determined to be proper, or assess a penalty in lieu of suspension, or both, and may issue a new registration notwithstanding the revocation of a prior registration, provided that the applicant is found to have become entitled to the new registration. g. A registered consulting firm shall be permitted to provide temporary help services in the course of its business. h. A registered firm may engage in activities requiring registration under sections 24 and 25 of this act if it complies with the requirements of those sections. i. Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this section or rules and regulations promulgated by the director shall be subject to the provisions of sections 14 through 22 of this act. L.1989, c.331, s.23.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-4.14 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-4.14
Unlawful diverting of wages
Status: in_force

13. a. It shall be unlawful for any person to purchase or have assigned to him, other than by order of court, any salary, wages, commissions, pay or other compensation for services, or any part thereof, due or to become due to any employee and any purchase or assignment, whenever executed, shall be void. It shall also be unlawful for any person to withhold or to pay to any other person on the basis of any assignment or purchase prohibited by this section any salary, wages, commissions, pay or other compensation due to any employee. b. Any person who violates this section, or attempts to do so, shall be liable to the employee for the amount of the salary, wages, commissions, or other compensation for services withheld from the employee. c. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to make unlawful the withholding or diverting of wages by any employer in accordance with section 4 of P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.4). L.1999,c.90, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 34:9A-13 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-13
Notice of communicable diseases; quarantine; food poisoning
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the person in charge of a camp to report immediately to the local health authority the name and address of any individual in the camp known to have or suspected of having a communicable disease. Until official action in such case has been taken, strict isolation shall be maintained. The person in charge of a migrant camp shall co-operate and assist in the enforcement of any quarantine or isolation measures imposed by any public authority having jurisdiction. Whenever there shall occur in any camp an outbreak of suspected food poisoning or an unusual prevalence of any illness in which fever, diarrhea, sore throat, vomiting, or jaundice is a prominent symptom, it shall be the duty of the person in charge of the camp to report immediately the existence of such an outbreak or disease prevalence to the State Director of Health, district or local health officer verbally, or by telegram or telephone; such officer shall forthwith investigate the outbreak and shall report by telegram or telephone immediately the existence of such an outbreak to the commissioner or deputy commissioner in charge of the division. Local health officers shall exercise due diligence in ascertaining the existence of such outbreaks or the unusual prevalence of disease in camps. L.1945, c. 71, p. 355, s. 13.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-7.33 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-7.33
Establishment of reserves
Status: in_force

6. The authority shall establish sufficient reserves and liquid reserves to provide a sufficient and actuarially sound basis for its pledges contained in any loan guarantee agreement entered into pursuant to this act. L.1993,c.358,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 34:19-16 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-16
Severability.
Status: in_force

7. The provisions of P.L.2006, c.53 (C.34:19-9 et seq.) are severable. If any provision of P.L.2006, c.53 (C.34:19-9 et seq.) or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. L.2025, c.138, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-69.7 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-69.7
Legislative findings and declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that it shall be the policy of this State to secure the rights of hearing impaired persons who, because of impairment of hearing or speech, are unable to readily understand or communicate spoken language and who consequently cannot be fully protected in legal proceedings unless qualified interpreters are available to assist them. L.1983, c. 564, s. 1, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-98 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-98
Purpose of company
Status: in_force

6. a. The company shall have as its purpose the making of loans and loan guarantees to small or medium-sized businesses to assist in their export activities. Such loans and loan guarantees shall include, but not be limited to, pre-export financing and working capital loans. The criteria for the making of loans and loan guarantees shall be "transaction" based, that is to say, based upon the project in question rather than upon the assets which the business receiving the loan or loan guarantee possesses. b. The company shall also have as its purpose the providing of other export-related services as its board may from time to time approve. c. The company shall also have as an authorized purpose the entering into agreements with financial institutions, to the extent feasible, in order to assist in the making of loans and loan guarantees by the company and in the perfecting of related matters. d. The company shall actively solicit, to the extent feasible, the involvement of private banks, other lending institutions and the private insurance market to assist the company in the lending process and in providing the export-related services required by small or medium-sized businesses. L.1995,c.209,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-21.31 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.31
Definitions relative to financing of certain stem cell, life sciences, and biomedical research facilities.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act, the following words or terms shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: "Authority" means the New Jersey Economic Development Authority created pursuant to P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-1 et seq.); "Biomedical research facilities" means one or more facilities owned by Rutgers, the State University, located in Camden, New Jersey, and operated by a consortium of Rutgers, The State University, The Coriell Institute for Medical Research, the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, South Jersey, which will be utilized for biomedical research and related activities, including all facilities ancillary thereto; "Blood collection facilities" means one or more facilities located in the State that will be utilized by the Elie Katz Umbilical Cord Blood Program at Community Blood Services located in Allendale, New Jersey, for cord blood collection to support stem cell research and related activities, including all facilities ancillary thereto; "Bonds" means any bonds, notes or other obligations issued or entered into by the authority pursuant to this act; "Cancer research facilities" means one or more facilities located in Belleville, New Jersey, that will be utilized by the Garden State Cancer Center for cancer research and related activities, including all facilities ancillary thereto; "Capital cost" means the expenses incurred in connection with: the planning, construction, reconstruction, development, erection, acquisition, extension, improvement, rehabilitation and equipping of State capital construction projects authorized by this act; the acquisition by purchase, lease, or otherwise, and the development of any real or personal property, and the acquisition and construction of new structures and equipment for use in connection with a State capital construction project authorized by this act, including any rights or interests therein, the execution of any agreements and franchises deemed to be necessary or useful and convenient in connection with any State capital construction project authorized by this act; the procurement of engineering, inspection, planning, legal, financial, or other professional services; the administrative, organizational, operating or other expenses incident to the financing, completing, and placing into service of any State capital construction project authorized by this act; "Refunding bonds" means any bonds, notes or other obligations issued by the authority to refinance bonds, notes or other obligations previously issued or entered into by the authority pursuant to this act; "State capital construction project" means a project that includes the acquisition of land, and the acquisition and construction of new structures and equipment for capital facilities by grant of the authority for State use and use by other units of government, which use shall include the occupancy by the State and other units of government, and the leasing and licensing of facilities to other entities by the State or other units of government, including stem cell research facilities - New Brunswick and stem cell research facilities - Newark, biomedical research facilities, blood collection facilities and cancer research facilities, whose estimated cost of land, planning, acquisition, construction, furnishing and equipping is estimated to be $50,000 or more; "Stem cell research facilities - New Brunswick" means facilities located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, which shall be only utilized for stem cell research, including all facilities ancillary thereto; and "Stem cell research facilities - Newark" means facilities operated by the New Jersey Institute of Technology and located in Newark, New Jersey, which shall be only utilized for stem cell research, including all facilities ancillary thereto. L.2006,c.102,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6-159 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-159
Definitions relative to procurement of apparel.
Status: in_force

2. For the purpose of P.L.2009, c.247 (C.34:6-158 et seq.): "Apparel" means any clothing, headwear, linens or fabric. "Apparel contracts" shall include all purchases, rentals or other acquisitions of apparel products by the State of New Jersey, including authorizations by the State of New Jersey for vendors to sell apparel products through cash allowances or vouchers issued by the State of New Jersey, and license agreements with a public body. "Apparel production" shall include the cutting and manufacturing of apparel products performed by the vendor or by any sub-contractors, not including the production of supplies or sundries such as buttons, zippers, and thread. "Bidder" means any person making a bid with a public body to serve as a vendor to a public body. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development. "Poverty line" means the official poverty line based on family size, established and adjusted under section 673 (2) of Subtitle B of the "Community Services Block Grant Act," Pub.L.97-35 (42 U.S.C. s.9902 (2)). "Public body" means the State of New Jersey, any agency of the State or any authority created by the Legislature. "Vendor" means any person or business selling or otherwise providing apparel to or for a public body or entering into a license agreement with a public body to produce or provide items of apparel bearing names, trademarks or images of, or related to, the public body. L.2009, c.247, s.2; amended 2013, c.253, s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-74 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-74
Domestic worker employer, minimum two-week notification before termination; live-in domestic worker employer, minimum four-week notification before termination.
Status: in_force

16. a. An employer of a domestic worker shall provide a minimum two-week notification period before termination of employment, and for live-in domestic workers a minimum four-week notification period before termination of employment. b. The employer may terminate the employment without complying with the full notification period based on a good-faith belief and without reckless disregard or willful ignorance of the truth that the domestic worker has engaged in significant misconduct. c. Failure to provide notification as required under this section shall entitle the domestic worker to severance pay in the amount of the worker's regular hourly rate multiplied by the regular number of hours worked over the period of time during which the required notification was not provided. d. As used in this section, the term "significant misconduct" means that the domestic worker abused, neglected, or caused any other harmful conduct against the employer, members of the employer's family, or individuals residing in the employer's household. e. The notification requirement in this section shall not apply if: (1) a domestic worker completes placement in a particular position and is not immediately placed or scheduled for another position by an employer if the employer is a temporary help service firm, employment agency, or other staffing or placement agency, health care service firm, home health agency, or hospice provider, but the domestic worker remains on the employer's payroll for future placement opportunities; or (2) a domestic worker is employed by an employer that is an individual and not a temporary help service firm, employment agency, or other staffing or placement agency, health care service firm, home health agency, or hospice provider, whether or not the employer is the person receiving care from the domestic worker, and the domestic worker completes or fulfills all duties of the position, and there is no longer a practicable need for the position, including, but not limited to, if the domestic worker's employer is an individual who has employed the domestic worker to care for a person who is terminally ill and the terminally ill person passes away. L.2023, c.262, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-24.3 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-24.3
Effective date
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect July first, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two. L.1952, c. 147, p. 506, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:5A-6 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-6
Distribution of workplace and environmental surveys to employer
Status: in_force

a. Within five days of the effective date of this act, the Department of Health shall transmit copies of the workplace survey to the Department of Labor. Upon receipt of the workplace survey, the Department of Labor shall transmit the workplace survey to each employer in the State. b. Within five days of the effective date of this act, the Department of Environmental Protection shall transmit an environmental survey to each employer whose business activities, according to criteria developed by the department, warrant the reporting of the information required on the environmental survey. The department may transmit an environmental survey to every employer. L.1983, c. 315, s. 6, eff. Aug. 29, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-69.2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-69.2
Director of the division of the deaf
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall appoint a competent person to have charge of such Division of the Deaf, who shall be fully conversant with the sign language of the deaf as ascertained by at least three certified members of the New Jersey Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf; such appointee to be known as Director of the Division of the Deaf, and to be subject to the regular rules and regulations of the Department of Labor and Industry. The director shall be appointed without regard to the provisions of Title 11 (Civil Service) of the Revised Statutes and shall serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. L.1941, c. 197, p. 586, s. 2. Amended by L.1977, c. 166, s. 3, eff. July 31, 1977; L.1978, c. 173, s. 1, eff. Dec. 28, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-88 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-88
Short title
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Business Relocation Mission Private Partnership Act." L.1995,c.208,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-386 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-386
"Cultural Arts Incentives Program" established, New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
Status: in_force

4. a. The Cultural Arts Incentives Program is established as a program under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. The board shall certify an eligible cultural arts institution based on the requirements of section 5 of P.L.2023, c.197 (C.34:1B-387), and may approve the award of a tax credit to a cultural arts institution pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2023, c.197 (C.34:1B-383 et al.). The value of all tax credits approved by the authority to cultural arts institutions under the program shall be subject to the limitations set forth in section 98 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-362). Any tax credit awarded under the program may be utilized by a cultural arts institution for the same project in conjunction with a tax credit award made pursuant to the "New Jersey Aspire Program Act," sections 54 through 67 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-322 through C.34:1B-335); provided, however, that any tax credit awarded under the program shall not be considered to be developer contributed capital for the purposes of calculating the project financing gap for an incentive award under the "New Jersey Aspire Program Act," sections 54 through 67 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-322 through C.34:1B-335). b. (1) The authority shall administer the program to incentivize the establishment of cultural arts projects by a cultural arts institution independently or in collaboration with one or more governmental entities. A cultural arts project involving the development or rehabilitation of a cultural arts institution facility shall be eligible for a tax credit award in an amount not to exceed 100 percent of eligible project costs. The value of tax credits approved by the authority under the program for a cultural arts project shall not exceed $75,000,000 per cultural arts project. (2) (a) A cultural arts institution shall sell and transfer the tax credits awarded under the program, or adopt a plan to use such tax credits in order to finance the completion of the cultural arts project. A cultural arts institution receiving tax credits under the program shall use the proceeds derived from the sale or financing of the tax credits to make an equity investment in, or secure other financial support for, the cultural arts project that will permit the cultural arts institution to develop the cultural arts project and to attract tenants, owners, investors, lenders, partners, collaborators, and other beneficial parties to the cultural arts project. The authority shall evaluate each proposed cultural arts project to determine the likelihood of the project's success. A cultural arts institution shall submit to the authority an independent market study showing there is demand for a cultural arts institution facility at the proposed project site and that it is expected to be successful. The authority may procure third party consultants to determine a project's likelihood of success. (b) Consistent with an applicable tax credit agreement, a tax credit awarded to a cultural arts institution may be applied against tax liability otherwise due pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-5), pursuant to sections 2 and 3 of P.L.1945, c.132 (C.54:18A-2 and C.54:18A-3), pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1950, c.231 (C.17:32-15), or pursuant to N.J.S.17B:23-5. L.2023, c.197, s.4; amended 2025, c.127, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6-126 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-126
License to be posted; revocation
Status: in_force

The license must be posted in a conspicuous place in the room or rooms where the work is carried on. The license may be revoked by the commissioner if the health of the community or of the employees requires it, or if it appears that the place to which the license relates is not in a healthy and proper sanitary condition. Every room in which goods are manufactured, altered, repaired, finished or distributed shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, and shall be subject to examination and inspection by the commissioner, factory inspectors, investigators, local boards of health, or tenement house inspectors for the purpose of ascertaining whether the goods, or any part or parts thereof, are clean and free from vermin and every matter of infectious or contagious nature.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-16 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-16
Obstructing or impersonating officers; penalty
Status: in_force

No person shall obstruct, hinder or delay, or interfere with, by force or otherwise, the performance of any duty under the provisions of this title by the commissioner or by any of the deputy commissioners, inspectors or truant officers, or refuse to answer, in writing or otherwise, questions asked by such officers relating to the matters coming under the provisions of article 2 of chapter 2 (s. 34:2-2 et seq.) and article 4 of chapter 2 (s. 34:2-31 et seq.) of this title. No person shall impersonate an officer or inspector of the department or forge his certificate of authority. Any person, corporation or firm violating any of the provisions of this section shall, for each offense, be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6-98.16 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-98.16
Inconsistent acts superseded
Status: in_force

All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby superseded. L.1954, c. 197, p. 745, s. 16.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-15 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-15
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. "Public fire department" means any department of a municipality, county, fire district, or the State or any agency thereof having employees engaged in firefighting provided that such firefighting employees are included in a negotiating unit exclusively comprised of firefighting employees. "Public police department" means any police department or organization of a municipality, county or park, or the State, or any agency thereof having employees engaged in performing police services including but not necessarily limited to units composed of State troopers, police officers, detectives and investigators of counties, county parks and park commissions, grades of sheriff's officers and investigators; State motor vehicle officers, inspectors and investigators of the Alcoholic Beverage Commission, conservation police officers in the Division of Fish and Wildlife in the Department of Environmental Protection, State park police officers, marine patrolmen; correction officers, keepers, cottage officers, interstate escort officers, juvenile officers in the Department of Corrections and patrolmen of the Human Services and Corrections Departments; patrolmen of Capitol police and patrolmen of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. L.1977, c.85, s.2; amended 2019, c.407, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6-21.1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-21.1
Reports of fires in industrial establishments
Status: in_force

The fire chief of every municipality, or in the absence thereof, the person in responsible charge of fire fighting in such municipalities, shall report the occurrence of every fire in an industrial establishment in the municipality to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry or his duly authorized representative, on or before the tenth of the month following the month in which the fire occurred. L.1950, c. 51, p. 90, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-175 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-175
Findings, determinations relative to informational sessions for veterans
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and determines that: a. In order to encourage and assist veterans to avail themselves of the State's business assistance programs, it is important to provide for the establishment of informational sessions to make veterans aware of such resources. b. It is the purpose of this act to provide for the establishment of informational sessions for veterans in this State to inform them of the authority's business assistance programs and to facilitate their application for such programs. L.1999,c.276, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-351 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-351
Main Street Recovery Finance Program.
Status: in_force

84. The Main Street Recovery Finance Program is hereby established as a program under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. The authority shall administer the program for the purpose of providing grants, loans, and loan guarantees to eligible small businesses in accordance with the provisions of sections 82 through 88 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-349 et al.). A business seeking a grant, loan, or loan guarantee under the program shall submit an application to the authority. The authority shall adopt eligibility criteria for the program and may consider a business's benefit to the community in which it is situated and the degree to which the business enhances economic development in communities that have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic when making awards under the program. L.2020, c.156, s.84; amended 2021, c.160, s.40.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15D-28 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15D / Section 15D-28
Findings, declarations relative to the Talent Network Program.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. To maintain a competitive edge in the 21st century, New Jersey must develop a highly productive workforce that has the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed by employers in the State's key industries; b. Workforce development and education programs that are directly aligned with the needs of employers will ensure that more New Jersey residents have pathways to economic opportunity and successful careers, and that employers receive the talent required to drive the growth of their businesses; c. To cultivate such employer-driven partnerships, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development has supported the development of talent networks since 2011; d. The department currently funds nine talent networks of employers, educational institutions, and workforce development organizations in industries including advanced manufacturing; construction & utilities; financial services; food industry; health care; life sciences; technology; transportation, logistics, and distribution; and retail, hospitality, and tourism; and e. The establishment of a Talent Network Program will create a permanent plan within the department to strengthen and enhance these and future partnerships in meeting the workforce needs of the State. L.2019, c.125, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-172 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-172
Report, contents.
Status: in_force

8. In addition to the duties of the authority required under section 4 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-4), the authority shall prepare a report within two years following the effective date of this act, and not later than September 15 of each third year thereafter, which shall describe: the demand for the program; the number of applicants assisted by the program; the efforts made by the authority to promote the program and to establish a pool of funds from private and public sources pursuant to section 6 of this act; the total number of loans and the average amount of such loans provided by the authority; and an assessment of the effectiveness of the program in meeting the goals of this act. The authority shall submit its report to the Governor and the Legislature, along with any recommendations for legislation to improve the effectiveness of the program. L.1998,c.94,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.89 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.89
Immunity.
Status: in_force

13. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish the right of longshoremen to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing in order to establish wage rates that are different than wage rates set by this act. L. 2021, c.336, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6-161 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-161
Information provided to public body by bidder for apparel contract.
Status: in_force

4. Every bidder for an apparel contract with a public body shall inform the public body in writing of the following information, which shall be made available by the public body to the public as soon as possible, but in no case less than 30 days before a decision is made to award an apparel contract to a bidder: a. Every location where apparel production is to take place, including any sub-contractor locations; b. The name, business address, and names of principal officers of each sub-contractor to be used for apparel production in fulfillment of an apparel contract; and c. An affidavit that each apparel production location meets the requirements of P.L.2009, c.247 (C.34:6-158 et seq.). Any changes to the reported information during the term of an apparel contract must be reported by the vendor to the public body. The public body shall report all information required under this section to the commissioner, who shall make the information available upon request to the public. L.2009, c.247, s.4; amended 2013, c.253, s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6-135 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-135
Disorderly house
Status: in_force

Any place where manufacturing, altering, repairing, finishing or distributing for the purposes thereof, of any goods, for hire or reward, is habitually carried on in violation of this article shall be deemed a disorderly house, and the officers or agents of any corporation, the members of any firm, and any other person owning, operating or managing the business shall be deemed to be guilty of keeping a disorderly house, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars, or shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed two years, or both.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11A-18 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11A / Section 11A-18
Violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

3. a. The Commissioner of Labor shall enforce and administer the provisions of sections 1 through 4 of this act, and the commissioner or his authorized representatives are empowered to investigate violations of those provisions. b. When the commissioner finds that an employer has violated this act by failing to provide the notice required pursuant to section 2 of this act, the commissioner is authorized to assess and collect administrative penalties specified in a schedule of penalties to be promulgated by the commissioner by regulation. The penalty amount shall be based on the number of employees covered under the health benefits plan and shall not exceed $200 an employee. c. No administrative penalty shall be levied pursuant to this section unless the commissioner provides the alleged violator with notification of the violation and of the amount of the penalty by certified mail and an opportunity to request a hearing before the commissioner or his designee within 15 days following the receipt of the notice. If a hearing is requested, the commissioner shall issue a final order upon that hearing and a finding that a violation has occurred. If no hearing is requested, the notice shall become a final order upon expiration of the 15-day period. Payment of the penalty is due when a final order is issued or when the notice becomes a final order. d. 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.). L.2003,c.27,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-136 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-136
Fees
Status: in_force

13. The authority shall establish an application fee for a grant application and service fees payable by each business which is a grant recipient to pay the costs of the administration of the program. L.1996,c.26,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13-6 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-6
Rules
Status: in_force

The board may make and enforce rules for its government and the transaction of business before it and fix its sessions and adjournments, and shall hear and examine such proof as may be given relative to the matter in dispute.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11A-5 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11A / Section 11A-5
Withholding of fringe benefit funds
Status: in_force

a. Upon receipt of the notice required by paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 4 of this act or subsection b. of section 4 of this act, a private or public project owner shall withhold from the sums otherwise due the prime contractor, a sum equal to the amount claimed due by the fringe benefit fund and any further sums subsequently demanded by the fringe benefit fund arising out of work performed at the private or public project, which sums shall be segregated from the construction fund and held in trust by the private or public project owner or deposited with the clerk of the Superior Court and paid to the fringe benefit fund claiming the delinquency. b. The amount withheld or deposited by the private or public project owner shall not exceed the amount due and owing from that owner to the prime contractor at the time notice is received by the owner. c. The extent to which notice for a subcontractor delinquency shall create liability upon the owner shall be limited to the amount due and owing, at the time notice is received, by the owner to the prime contractor, or by the prime contractor to the delinquent subcontractor or by the subcontractor who is in privity with the delinquent subcontractor, whichever is less. d. Payment by the private or public project owner to the fringe benefit fund shall be made within 45 days of such demand, unless and only to the extent that the subcontractor or prime contractor against whom such delinquency claim has been asserted notifies the owner and the fringe benefit fund in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, prior to the expiration of the 45 day period that it contests the claim of the fringe benefit fund. Whenever a notice of contest has been sent by the claimed delinquent construction employer, the private or public project owner shall hold a sum in the amount claimed due by the fringe benefit fund as trustee and payment therefrom shall be made upon the entry of a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or upon receipt of the consent of all of the parties. L. 1987, c. 150, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.72 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.72
Findings, declarations relative to a skilled and trained workforce in certain construction work.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The use of unskilled and untrained workers at chemical manufacturing and processing facilities that generate, store, treat, handle, refine, process, and transport hazardous materials is a risk to public health and safety, and the risk to public health and safety is particularly high when workers are employed by outside contractors because they generally are less familiar with the operations of the facility and its emergency plans and the owner or operator of the facility has less incentive to invest in their training. b. Requiring that workers employed by outside contractors at these facilities be paid at least at a rate equivalent to the prevailing journeyperson wage for their occupations, or be registered in approved apprenticeship programs, is necessary to provide an economic incentive for employers to use only the most skilled workers to perform work that poses a risk to public health and safety. The wage scale is also necessary to provide an economic incentive for the workers to obtain the mandatory advanced safety training required by section 3 of P.L.2020, c.65 (C.34:11-56.74). c. Requiring that apprentices be registered in approved advanced safety training is necessary to ensure that these workers are receiving the proper training and on-the-job supervision and that the programs are subject to proper oversight. d. The requirement that at least 60 percent of the journeypersons working for a contractor be graduates of an approved apprenticeship program is necessary to ensure that the majority of the journeypersons will have had appropriate classroom and laboratory instruction for their occupations. A phase-in for this requirement will avoid disruption of the industry. L.2020, c.65, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-43.2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-43.2
Volunteer fire department members; respiratory diseases; presumption of occupational disease
Status: in_force

Any condition or impairment of health of any member of a volunteer fire department caused by any disease of the respiratory system shall be held and presumed to be an occupational disease unless the contrary be made to appear in rebuttal by satisfactory proof; providing (a) Such disease develops or first manifests itself during a period while such member is an active member of such department; and (b) Said member, upon entering said volunteer fire service, has or shall have undergone a medical examination, which examination failed or fails to disclose the presence of such disease or diseases; and (c) Such disease develops or first manifests itself within 90 days from the event medically determined to be the cause thereof. Any present member who did not undergo a medical examination upon entering said volunteer fire service, may undergo such examination within 180 days after the effective date of this act and in the event such examination does not disclose the presence of such disease or diseases, he shall thereafter be entitled to the benefits of this act. L.1964, c. 291, s. 1. Amended by L.1965, c. 65, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.32 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.32
Posting of prevailing wage rates; mandatory orientation meeting.
Status: in_force

8. Contractors and subcontractors performing public work of a public body subject to the provisions of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act," P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) shall: a. Post the prevailing wage rates for each craft and classification involved as determined by the commissioner, including the effective date of any changes thereof, in prominent and easily accessible places at the site of the work or at such place or places as are used by them to pay workmen their wages; and b. Conduct a mandatory orientation meeting for each employee on or up to three days before the employee's first day of a project that explains the employee's wages under the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act," P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) and the employee's classification under that law unless the employer has entered into a collective bargaining agreement with the employee's labor organization. An employer may satisfy this requirement by conducting one orientation meeting to a group of employees if the employees commence employment on the same day. Upon completion of the orientation, each employee shall be required to sign a form, promulgated by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, stating that the employee has received the orientation. The contractor or subcontractor conducting the orientation shall retain each completed form for a period of no less than six years and shall make each completed form available to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development upon request by the department. An employer that enters into a collective bargaining agreement with an employee's labor organization shall not be required to conduct an orientation or comply with the subsequent requirements of the orientation with that employee. L.1963, c. 150, s. 8; amended 2024, c.93.
N.J. Stat. § 34:8C-3 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 8C / Section 8C-3
Violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

3. Any labor contractor or client employer who violates this act shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per worker supplied to a client employer by the labor contractor for the first violation, $5,000 per worker supplied to a client employer by the labor contractor for the second violation and $10,000 per worker supplied to a client employer by the labor contractor for each subsequent violation, collectible by the commissioner in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). Each worker that a labor contractor supplies to a client employer without complying with the certification requirements of this act shall constitute a separate violation. Each worker that a client employer obtains from a labor contractor without obtaining certification from the contractor as required by this act shall constitute a separate violation. L.2021, c.271, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:9A-36 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-36
Effective dates
Status: in_force

Sections one to seventeen, inclusive, and sections twenty, twenty-one, thirty-three and thirty-five of this act shall take effect immediately. The remaining sections of this act shall take effect September fifteenth, one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. L.1945, c. 71, p. 362, s. 36.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-163 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-163
Eligibility of employees for State Health Benefits Program
Status: in_force

27. A subsidiary corporation or other corporation established by the Delaware River Port Authority which has employees eligible to participate in the State Health Benefits Program as provided in section 3 of P.L.1964, c.125 (C.52:14-17.34) shall participate in the program in accordance with the laws and rules governing the program as long as it has employees participating in the program. L.1997,c.150,s.27.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-13 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-13
Pledge of revenues; lien
Status: in_force

Any pledge of revenues or other moneys made by the authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made; the revenues or other moneys so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the authority irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the authority. L.1974, c. 80, s. 13, eff. Aug. 7, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56.78 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56.78
Longshoreman's rate of wages.
Status: in_force

2. Any waterfront employer who employs longshoremen at a waterfront facility shall pay each longshoreman a rate of wages not less than the applicable waterfront prevailing wage rate. Every waterfront employer employing longshoremen at waterfront facilities shall keep an accurate record showing the name, classification, and hourly rate of wages actually paid to each longshoreman employed by the employer in connection with waterfront facilities. The records shall be preserved for two years from the date of payment, and shall be open at all reasonable hours to the inspection of the commissioner, of any public body which owns, administers or provides financial assistance to the waterfront facility where the longshoremen are employed, and of any labor organization representing longshoremen working at that waterfront facility or other waterfront facilities in the State. L. 2021, c.336, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-104 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-104
Definitions.
Status: in_force

34:15-104. As used in this article, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: "Fund" means the workers' compensation security fund created by R.S.34:15-105. "Fund year" means the calendar year. "Carrier" means any stock corporation, reciprocal or association organized and operating on the mutual plan, authorized to transact the business of workers' compensation insurance in this State, except an insolvent carrier. "Insolvent carrier" means a carrier which has been determined to be insolvent, or for which or for the assets of which a receiver has been appointed by a court or public officer of competent jurisdiction and authority. "Covered claims" means "compensation," "benefits," "death benefits," and "payments of losses" with respect to the injury or death of workers under this chapter, R.S. 34:15-1 et seq., or the federal "Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act," 44 Stat. 1424 (33 U.S.C. s.901 et seq.), arising from coverage of risks located or resident in this State. "Compensation rate" means the rate of compensation provided by the workers' compensation act, R.S.34:15-1 et seq. Amended 1987, c.250, s.1; 2004, c.179, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:5A-4 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-4
Development of environmental hazardous substance list
Status: in_force

4. a. The Department of Environmental Protection shall develop an environmental hazardous substance list which shall include the list of substances developed and used by the department for the purposes of the Industrial Survey Project, established pursuant to P.L.1970, c.33 (C.13:1D-1 et seq.), and any substance on the list established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for reporting pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s.11023 and may include other substances which the department, based on documented scientific evidence, determines pose a threat to the public health and safety. b. The department shall develop an environmental survey, which shall be designed to enable employers to report information about environmental hazardous substances at their facilities. c. The department shall prepare and, upon request, make available to employers, county health departments, or the public a Spanish translation of the environmental survey. The department shall also prepare and make available a Spanish translation of any written material prepared by the department to inform the public of the information available pursuant to the provisions of this act. d. Three months prior to the effective date of this act the department shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the environmental hazardous substance list. L.1983,c.315,s.4; amended 1991,c.235,s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 34:5A-35 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-35
Specifications required
Status: in_force

4. Any private or public agency letting contracts for any activity involving the application, enclosure, repair, removal or encapsulation of asbestos in any structure for which a license is required shall include in these contracts specifications that these contracts are to be performed by contractors and subcontractors licensed by the Commissioner of Labor. L.1984,c.173,s.4; amended 1994,c.21,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:21-12 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-12
Ineligibility for certain employers to receive certain financial benefits.
Status: in_force

5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, an employer that is added to the list compiled and maintained by the commissioner pursuant to section 4 of this act shall be ineligible to receive any direct or indirect State grant, guaranteed loan, tax benefit, and any other financial support for the 36 months following the date upon which the employer is added to the list, except that the employer's inclusion on the list shall not prevent the employer from receiving any grant to provide training or other employment assistance to individuals who are members of specific groups selected as being in particular need of training or other employment assistance, including, but not limited to, employees of the employer whose employment is being affected due to the transfer or relocation of the employer's facility or operating unit, veterans, minority groups and women. As used in this section, "tax benefit" means a tax advantage awarded by a State governmental entity that has the effect of reducing a taxpayer's liability under the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq., or section 5 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-5). L.2019, c.470, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-346 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-346
Application for tax credit transfer certificate.
Status: in_force

78. a. An eligible business may apply to the director and the chief executive officer of the authority for a tax credit transfer certificate, within three years of the tax period in which the director allows the eligible business a tax credit, in lieu of any amount of the tax credit against the eligible business's State tax liability. The tax credit transfer certificate, upon receipt thereof by the eligible business from the director and the chief executive officer of the authority, may be sold or assigned, in an amount not less than $25,000, within three years of the tax period in which the eligible business receives the tax credit transfer certificate from the director, to another person that may have a tax liability pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-5), sections 2 and 3 of P.L.1945, c.132 (C.54:18A-2 and 54:18A-3), section 1 of P.L.1950, c.231 (C.17:32-15), or N.J.S.17B:23-5. A purchaser or assignee of a tax credit transfer certificate pursuant to this section shall apply the transferred credit against the same tax for which the eligible business was approved a tax credit under the program. The tax credit transfer certificate provided to the eligible business shall include a statement waiving the eligible business's right to claim the credit that the eligible business has elected to sell or assign. b. (1) The eligible business shall not sell or assign a tax credit transfer certificate allowed under this section for consideration received by the eligible business of less than 85 percent of the transferred credit amount before considering any further discounting to present value which shall be permitted. The tax credit transfer certificate issued to the eligible business by the director shall be subject to any limitations and conditions imposed on the application of State tax credits pursuant to sections 70 through 81 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-338 et al.) and any other terms and conditions that the director may prescribe. (2) With respect to credits to be sold or assigned, in full or in part, pursuant to an application to the authority for a tax credit transfer certificate by a business to a person subject to tax liability due pursuant to section 2 or 3 of P.L.1945, c.132 (C.54:18A-2 or C.54:18A-3), the person shall be allowed to apply the credits against the person's tax liability without the provision of a tax credit certificate to the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury for the tax period accompanying its tax return, and the person be considered a tax credit transferee and be subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection. (3) The authority may recapture all or part of any tax credits claimed by a person pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection with penalties and interest from the person or the business in the event the authority does not issue a tax credit certificate in an amount at least equal to the tax credit amount claimed on the person's tax return for the applicable tax period. c. A purchaser or assignee of a tax credit transfer certificate pursuant to this section shall not make any subsequent transfers, assignments, or sales of the tax credit transfer certificate. d. The authority shall publish on its Internet website the following information concerning each tax credit transfer certificate approved by the authority and the director pursuant to this section: (1) the name of the transferrer; (2) the name of the transferee; (3) the value of the tax credit transfer certificate; (4) the State tax against which the transferee may apply the tax credit; and (5) the consideration received by the transferrer. L.2020, c.156, s.78.
N.J. Stat. § 34:9-1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-1
Employment of aliens on public works forbidden; penalty
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for the state or any county, municipality, board, committee, commission or officer thereof, officer, body or organization having charge of any public work or any construction, whether the same be a building, excavation, pipe-laying, bridge or dock-building, sewer or drainage construction, road building, paving, or any other form or kind of public work, which shall be undertaken and done at public expense or for any person or corporation, to employ as a mechanic or laborer upon such public work or construction, or any part thereof, any person who is not at the time of such employment a citizen of the United States. Any contractor or officer who shall violate the provisions of this section shall forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars, with costs, to be recovered in an action at law in any court of competent jurisdiction, which penalty when recovered shall be paid into the treasury of the state, or county or municipality within which and under whose authority such officer or contractor claims to act.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-11 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-11
§ 34:1-11
Status: in_force

Deputy commissioners, bureau heads and inspectors of the department shall, in addition to the annual salaries received by them, receive the necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13C-4 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13C / Section 13C-4
Importation of union pickets
Status: in_force

This act shall apply to the importation of union pickets from without the State. L.1960, c. 193, p. 834, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:19-6 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-6
Fees, costs to employer
Status: in_force

A court, upon notice of motion in accordance with the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey, may also order that reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs be awarded to an employer if the court determines that an action brought by an employee under this act was without basis in law or in fact. However, an employee shall not be assessed attorneys' fees under this section if, after exercising reasonable and diligent efforts after filing a suit, the employee files a voluntary dismissal concerning the employer, within a reasonable time after determining that the employer would not be found to be liable for damages. L. 1986, c. 105, s. 6, eff. Sept. 5, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11A-11 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11A / Section 11A-11
Responsibility for costs, fees
Status: in_force

All costs and fees arising out of the procedures established in section 5 of this act shall be the responsibility of the delinquent party. Where no delinquency is determined, the costs, fees, and damages arising out of the procedures established in section 5 of this act shall be the responsibility of the fringe benefit fund. L. 1987, c. 150, s. 11.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-60 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-60
Expenses from revenues
Status: in_force

All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this act shall be payable solely from revenues or funds provided or to be provided under the provisions of this act and nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the authority to incur any indebtedness or liability on behalf of or payable by the State or any political subdivision thereof. L. 1985, c. 386, s. 14, eff. Dec. 18, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 34:18-3 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 18 / Section 18-3
Failure to repay security moneys; punishment
Status: in_force

Any employer who shall fail to pay back to an employee such deposit or security moneys or so much thereof as may be due upon the termination of employment, or in accordance with the provisions of the contract of employment shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, or both. L.1939, c. 117, p. 425, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:4-1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-1
§ 34:4-1
Status: in_force

Every elevator moving in a vertical shaft, used for carrying passengers, shall have some interlocking device that will automatically prevent the elevator car from being moved in either direction until the shaft door or gate at which the elevator car is standing is closed and securely fastened.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-76 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-76
Hiring entity, domestic worker, notification of rights, information, complaint, violation of rights.
Status: in_force

18. a. A hiring entity shall provide to a domestic worker notification of the rights of domestic workers under P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.), and information on how to file a complaint for violation of these rights, as shall be determined by the department by regulation. b. A hiring entity shall create and maintain records documenting hours worked, pay rate, meals and rest breaks, leave time earned and used, if applicable, and the existence of a written agreement, all pursuant to requirements established by regulation by the department. If a hiring entity does not maintain the required records or does not allow the department reasonable access to the records, an adverse inference may be drawn with respect to facts alleged regarding the issues about which records were not kept. c. The department shall maintain the confidentiality of all records it obtains in connection with enforcement activities to the full extent permitted by law. L.2023, c.262, s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-56a18 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56a18
Modification of wage order
Status: in_force

At any time after a minimum fair wage order has been in effect for 1 year or more, the commissioner may, on his own motion, after conferring with the director, and shall, on petition of 50 or more residents of the State, reconsider the minimum fair wage rates set therein and reconvene the same wage board or appoint a new board to recommend whether or not the rate, or rates, contained in such order, shall be modified. The report of such wage board shall be dealt with in the manner prescribed in sections 15, 16 and 17 of this act. L.1966, c. 113, s. 19.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-45 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-45
Subcontracting mandatory subjects of negotiations, exceptions.
Status: in_force

2. Except for actions of an employer expressly required or prohibited by the provisions of this act, all aspects or actions relating to or resulting from an employer's decision to subcontract including, but not limited to, whether or not severance pay is provided, shall be mandatory subjects of negotiations. L.2020, c.79, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-120.26 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-120.26
Immunity from liability
Status: in_force

12. There shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against, any member employer, the association or its agents or employees, the board of directors, or the department or its representatives for any action or omission by them in the performance of their powers and duties under this act. L.1993,c.107,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-142 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-142
Eligibility for economic development site funds
Status: in_force

8. a. To be eligible to receive monies from the "1996 Economic Development Site Fund," established pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1996, c.70, an economic development site project must meet at least two of the following criteria: (1) The project will support or enhance the existing economic base of the region in which it is located, which may include, but need not be limited to, the agricultural, tourism and commercial sectors, or improvements to the region's infrastructure; (2) The project will result in the rehabilitation or expansion of existing facilities in the region in which it is located; (3) The project will result in the creation or retention of jobs in the region in which it is located; and (4) The project will foster the development of business or commercial ventures which will promote long-term economic growth in the region in which it is located. b. No monies from the "1996 Economic Development Site Fund," established pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1996, c.70, shall be expended for an economic development site outside of the Delaware River and Bay Region. c. For the purposes of sections 6, 7 and 8 of P.L.1997, c.97 (C.34:1B-140, C.34:1B-141 and C.34:1B-142): "Delaware River and Bay Region" means all the State territory located within the "port district," as defined pursuant to section 1(6) of P.L.1951, c.288 (C.32:3-13.23); and "economic development site" means land, equipment, buildings, appurtenant infrastructure and miscellaneous site improvements designed to promote economic activity and new jobs in the Delaware River and Bay Region. L.1997,c.97,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-120.6 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-120.6
Annual accounting
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall annually submit an accounting of the "uninsured employer's fund" to the State Treasurer and to the appropriations and labor committees of both houses of the State Legislature. The report to the Legislature shall include the following information: an estimate of the total amount of benefits paid from the fund in the preceding calendar year; an estimate of the benefits that may be paid from the fund in the current calendar year; a determination of the average cost to employers in the State, on a per employee basis, of providing benefits through the "uninsured employer's fund;" and a determination of the amount of money drawn from the fund during the preceding calendar year for administrative purposes pursuant to section 8 of P.L. 1988, c. 25 (C. 34:15-120.10). Payments to applicants from the fund shall be made by the State Treasurer upon warrants of the Commissioner of Labor. P.L. 1966, c. 126, s. 15; amended 1988,c.25,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:13A-54 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-54
Unfair practice charge.
Status: in_force

5. An employer who violates any provision of this act shall be deemed to have committed an unfair practice, and any employee or majority representative organization affected by the violation may file an unfair practice charge with the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission. If the employee or organization prevails on the charge, the employee is entitled to a remedy including, but not limited to, reinstatement, back pay, back benefits, back emoluments, tenure and seniority credit, attorney's fees, and any other relief the commission deems appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2021, c.104, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-136 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-136
Computing wages
Status: in_force

8. Notwithstanding the provision of any other law, in determining workers' compensation benefits pursuant to R.S.34:15-1 et seq., the wages of a horse racing industry employee shall be computed in the manner provided under R.S.34:15-37. L.1995,c.329,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-21.4 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.4
Issuance of Market Transition Facility, Motor Vehicle Commission bonds, notes.
Status: in_force

4. a. The authority shall have the power to issue Market Transition Facility bonds or notes in an amount not to exceed $ 750 million, pursuant to the provisions of this act, under the powers given to it by and pursuant to P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-1 et seq.), for the purpose of providing funds for the payment of the current and anticipated liabilities and expenses of the facility, as such liabilities and expenses are certified by the commissioner. Bonds issued for the purpose of refinancing previously issued bonds or notes shall not be included in the calculation of the dollar amount limitation and bonds issued for the purpose of refinancing previously issued bonds or notes shall be approved by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee prior to the refinancing. The bonds or notes shall be secured wholly or in part by the monies in the Market Transition Facility Revenue Fund. The authority may establish a debt service reserve fund, which may be augmented or replenished from time to time from funds in the Facility Revenue Fund. All Market Transition Facility bonds shall have a final maturity of not later than July 1, 2011. b. The authority shall also have the power to issue New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission bonds, notes or other obligations, pursuant to P.L.1994, c.57 (C.34:1B-21.1 et seq.) and to the powers given to it by and pursuant to P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-1 et seq.), for the purpose of providing funds for the payment of any and all capital costs of New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission facilities, including, but not limited to, the acquisition, demolition, construction or maintenance of all or any part of a New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission facility; any other personal property necessary for, or ancillary to, any New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission facility, including fixtures, furnishings and equipment, including computer equipment and computer software; site acquisition, site development, acquisition of land or other real property interests necessary in the development of a New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission facility; the services of design professionals, such as engineers and architects; construction management, legal services, financing and administrative costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such project; provided, however, that bonds, notes or other obligations shall not be issued in an amount exceeding $160 million in the aggregate without the prior approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee. Bonds issued for the purpose of refinancing previously issued bonds, notes or other obligations shall not be included in the calculation of the dollar amount limitation. The bonds, notes or other obligations shall be secured wholly or in part by the monies in the Market Transition Facility Revenue Fund from and after such time as all Market Transition Facility bonds, notes and obligations issued pursuant to the section and the costs thereof are discharged and no longer outstanding. The authority may establish a debt service reserve fund, which may be augmented or replenished from time to time from monies in the Market Transition Facility Revenue Fund. c. Of the aggregate amount of New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission bonds, notes or other obligations authorized to be issued in subsection b. of this section, $10,000,000 of the proceeds of those bonds, notes or other obligations shall be transferred by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to the Administrative Office of the Courts for improvements to the Automated Traffic System, which improvements shall be deemed included in the purpose of providing for the payment of the costs of any and all capital costs of the commission facilities. L.1994,c.57,s.4; amended 2003, c.13, s.111; 2004, c.83, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-69.10 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-69.10
Qualified interpreter for hearing impaired persons' appointment; prohibition of retention in custody pending arrival
Status: in_force

The appointing authority shall appoint a qualified interpreter to assist a hearing impaired person throughout the proceedings and in preparation with counsel as follows: a. In any case before any court or grand jury in which a hearing impaired person is a party, either as a complainant, defendant or witness, or as hearing impaired parent of a juvenile; b. At all stages in any proceeding of a judicial or quasi-judicial nature before any State agency or county or municipal governing body or agency in which a hearing impaired person is a principal party in interest, either as a complainant, defendant, witness or supplicant, or as hearing impaired parent of a juvenile; c. In any proceedings in which a hearing impaired person may be subject to confinement or criminal sanction or in any proceeding preliminary thereto, including a coroner's inquest, grand jury proceedings and proceedings related to mental health commitments. A hearing impaired person who has been arrested and who is otherwise eligible for release shall not be held in custody pending the arrival of an interpreter. (1) When a hearing impaired person is arrested for an alleged violation of a criminal law, a qualified interpreter shall be appointed prior to reading of Miranda warnings, interrogating or taking a statement from the hearing impaired person. (2) Any statement, written or oral, made by a hearing impaired person in reply to a question from a law enforcement officer or any other person having a prosecutorial function in any criminal or quasi-criminal proceeding shall not be used against that hearing impaired person unless either the statement was made or elicited through a qualified interpreter and was made knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently, or the hearing impaired person has requested a waiver pursuant to section 10 of this act and the court makes a finding that any statement made by the hearing impaired person was made knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently. (3) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to apprehensions, arrests or statements involving a violation of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes (Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation). L.1983, c. 564, s. 4, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-63 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-63
Findings, determinations
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and determines that: a. The rapid change in global political and economic events and the effects thereof on the economy of the United States in general, and New Jersey in particular, require this State to expand its role in the promotion of international trade and the exportation of New Jersey products and services; b. Businesses located in this State currently export approximately $8 billion in goods and services, and increased promotion of the exportation of products produced by New Jersey businesses has been shown to have a positive effect upon the overall economy by creating new jobs, promoting market diversification, aiding in the development of new product ideas and sources of supply, and expanding the market share of local businesses; c. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority should provide increased financial assistance to small- and medium-sized businesses located in New Jersey which may have difficulty commencing or enhancing their export activities due to limitations on the availability of loan funds from financial institutions, and the existing export working capital loan and loan guarantee program of the authority should be further supplemented; d. The activities of the State in promoting the export of New Jersey goods and services in the global marketplace have taken on greater significance in light of the possible approval by the United States Congress of federal implementing legislation for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico, the continuing negotiations on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), Uruguay Round of Multi-Lateral Trade Negotiations, and the rapid progress toward European Community integration, which will provide new opportunities for American businesses to engage in fair competition in service markets of foreign countries; e. In light of the European Community's program to establish a single internal market having largely been accomplished, with over 90% of the regulations having been adopted to remove trade barriers and other restrictions on the movement of goods, services and capital within the 12 European Community countries, the European Community markets offer dramatically increased opportunities for export trade by New Jersey firms; f. The State's export trade with Mexico can be further enhanced through increased emphasis on the export potential of the State's industrial sector in the fields of analytical and laboratory equipment, electronics, plastics, health and medical equipment, high-tech industries and transfer of technology to the manufacturing sector; g. The emergence of new export markets in the republics of the former Soviet Union provides increased opportunities for New Jersey firms to export products and services that are in high demand in these areas, especially in the fields of environmental technology, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, food processing and telecommunications; and h. Given the importance to New Jersey of exporting more of the State's goods and services to foreign markets, it is in the public interest to establish a supplemental program with the active participation of New Jersey banks to offer New Jersey businesses export finance assistance for fixed asset needs or loans for working capital, to authorize the Economic Development Authority to solicit the participation of certain financial institutions in support thereof, to utilize moneys made available for such purposes pursuant to the "Economic Recovery Fund Act," and other programs administered by the authority, and to thereby promote New Jersey's role in the expanding global marketplace. L.1993,c.197,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-24.2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-24.2
Penalty for violation
Status: in_force

Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00), to be recovered by and in the name of the Department of Labor and Industry for the use of the State. L.1952, c. 147, p. 506, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-4.2a — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-4.2a
Payment by deposit in financial institution; consent by employee; cancellation; notice
Status: in_force

In lieu of paying wages directly to employees as provided by P.L.1965, c. 173, s. 2 (C. 34:11-4.2), an employer may, with the consent of some or all his employees, arrange with a financial institution or financial institutions to pay the wages of each employee so consenting by causing the amount of such employee's wages to be deposited in an account maintained in any such financial institution in the name of such employee, subject to withdrawal and other disposition by such employee to the same extent and in the same manner as if such deposit were made directly by such employee. Any such employee may, on timely notice to the employer, elect not to have his wages deposited as provided herein, and to be paid such wages directly in the manner otherwise provided by law. Financial institution as used herein means any State-chartered or Federally-chartered institution authorized to accept deposits in New Jersey. L.1975, c. 143, s. 1, eff. July 7, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-128 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-128
Grant application.
Status: in_force

5. A business shall apply to the authority for a grant on a form prescribed by the authority which shall include: a. The name of the business, the proposed location of the project, and the type of activity which will be engaged in at the project site; b. The names and addresses of the principals or management of the business, and the nature of the form of business organization under which it is operated; c. The most recent financial statement of the business; d. The number of eligible positions proposed to be created during the base years and thereafter; and e. An estimate of the total withholdings. L.1996,c.26,s.5; amended 2003, c.166, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 34:8-50 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-50
Annual fees
Status: in_force

Any license issued in accordance with this act shall be issued upon an annual basis. The fees therefor shall be nonrefundable and shall be charged as follows: a. Employment agency license. . . . . . . . . . $250 b. Agent's license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 c. Transfer of agent's license . . . . . . . . . . . 10 L.1989, c.331, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-17 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-17
§ 34:1-17
Status: in_force

Each inspector shall note in writing the names of minors discharged from any employment and within twenty-four hours thereafter shall send or deliver a list of such minors with their names in full, residence by street and number, name of place from which discharged and date of discharge, to the principal of the public school in district where such minors reside or to the truant officer in charge of such district.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-58.1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-58.1
Failure of employer to comply.
Status: in_force

8. a. If an employer fails to comply with a final determination of the commissioner or a judgment of a court, including a small claims court, made under the provisions of State wage and hour laws or of section 10 of P.L.1999, c.90 (C.2C:40-2), to pay an employee any wages owed or damages awarded within ten days of the time that the determination or judgement requires the payment, the commissioner may do either or both of the following: (1) issue, in the manner provided in subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.2009, c.194 (C.34:1A-1.12), a written determination directing any appropriate agency to suspend one or more licenses held by the employer or any successor firm of the employer until the employer complies with the determination or judgement; or (2) issue a stop-work order against the violators requiring the cessation of all business operations at one or more worksites or across all of the employer's worksites and places of business. The stop-work order shall be effective when served upon the violator or at a place of business or employment by posting a copy of the stop-work order in a conspicuous location at the place of business or employment. The stop-work order shall remain in effect until the commissioner issues an order releasing the stop-work order upon a finding that the violation has been corrected. As a condition of release of a stop-work order under this section, the commissioner may require the employer against whom the stop-work order had been issued to file with the department periodic reports for a probationary period of two years. The commissioner may assess a civil penalty of $5,000 per day against an employer for each day that it conducts business operations that are in violation of the stop-work order. That penalty shall be collected by the commissioner in a summary proceeding in accordance with the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). b. Stop-work orders and any penalties imposed under a stop-work order against a corporation, partnership, limited liability corporation, or sole proprietorship shall be effective against any successor entity that has one or more of the same principals or officers as the corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship against which the stop-work order was issued and that is engaged in the same or equivalent trade or activity. c. Any employee affected by a stop-work order issued pursuant to this section shall be paid by the employer for the first ten days of work lost because of the stop-work order. d. A rebuttable presumption that an employer has established a successor entity shall arise if the two share at least two of the following capacities or characteristics: (1) perform similar work within the same geographical area; (2) occupy the same premises; (3) have the same telephone or fax number; (4) have the same email address or Internet website; (5) employ substantially the same work force, administrative employees, or both; (6) utilize the same tools, facilities, or equipment; (7) employ or engage the services of any person or persons involved in the direction or control of the other; or (8) list substantially the same work experience. L.2019, c.212, s.8; amended 2021, c.165, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1-38.1 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-38.1
Mechanical inspection bureau; composition; examining board; appointment; qualifications of members; duties of bureau
Status: in_force

There shall be within the Division of Labor, Department of Labor and Industry, a mechanical inspection bureau which shall administer engineers' and firemen's licensing and boiler, pressure vessel and refrigeration plant inspection, and shall contain an examining board and a board of boiler, pressure vessel and refrigeration rules. There shall be within the mechanical inspection bureau a deputy director of the Division of Labor in charge of the bureau, an assistant chief of said bureau and an examining board composed of the deputy director, the assistant chief and not less than 2 nor more than 4 additional examiners. They shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry in accordance with Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes. The members of the board shall: (1) be citizens of the State of New Jersey; (2) have held, for at least 1 year, a Class I, Grade A operating engineer's license issued by the Department of Labor and Industry; and (3) either (a) have had experience for at least 10 years as a Grade A or Grade B New Jersey licensed engineer, or (b) have held a position of equal responsibility and duration or (c) have been engaged for at least 5 years as an inspector pursuant to sections 34:1-34 through 34:1-45 of the Revised Statutes. The members of the mechanical inspection bureau shall perform such duties as the commissioner shall prescribe and from time to time, report to the commissioner in such form as he shall approve. L.1960, c. 134, p. 646, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:16-41 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-41
Programs of vocational rehabilitation or extended employment
Status: in_force

The division shall administer a program of vocational rehabilitation to an extended employee and shall plan, institute, support, and administer a program of extended employment in, or under the supervision of a sheltered workshop provided for in this act. L.1971, c. 272, s. 3. Amended by L.1973, c. 45, s. 2, eff. Feb. 27, 1973; L.1979, c. 335, s. 2, eff. Jan. 21, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-120.27 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-120.27
Stay of proceedings
Status: in_force

13. a. All proceedings in which an insolvent member is a party, or is obligated to defend a party, in any court or before any quasi-judicial body or administrative board in this State shall be stayed for up to six months, or for such additional period from the date the member becomes insolvent, as is deemed necessary by a court of competent jurisdiction to permit proper defense by the association of all pending causes of action as to any covered claims arising from a judgment under any decision, verdict, or finding based on the default of the insolvent member. The association, either on its own behalf or on behalf of the insolvent member, may apply to have that judgment, order, decision, verdict or finding set aside by the same court or administrator that made that judgment, order, decision, verdict or finding and shall be permitted to defend against that claim on the merits. If requested by the association, the stay of proceedings may be shortened or waived. b. In any proceeding in bankruptcy in which the payment of benefits has been stayed, the association shall appear and move to lift the stay so that the orderly administration of claims can proceed. L.1993,c.107,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-35.19 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-35.19
Filing claims; time limitations
Status: in_force

Time limitations for the filing of claims for compensation for occupational hearing loss shall be in accordance with time limitations for the filing of claims for compensation for compensable occupational disease set forth in R.S. 34:15-34. L.1979, c. 285, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 34:16-38 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-38
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1955." L.1955, c. 64, p. 218, s. 19.
N.J. Stat. § 34:16-28 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-28
Director; employees and special assistants
Status: in_force

The commission shall appoint a director, who shall be its executive officer and have primary responsibility for, and shall devote his full time to the administration of the program, and who shall employ such staff and special assistants as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and objects of this chapter. The chairman of the commission shall be the individual with whom the director shall consult when the commission is not in session. Notwithstanding the provisions of this act or any other law to the contrary, the director and all employees and special assistants shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, and shall continue to be subject thereto. L.1955, c. 64, p. 215, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-33 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-33
Conduct of study; considerations, consultations and investigations
Status: in_force

In conducting its study, the department shall: a. consider Federal and State law relating directly or indirectly to these plans, and to the organization and operation of any trusts established pursuant thereto, including but not limited, to the Federal Internal Revenue Code and any regulations promulgated thereunder, the Federal Securities Act of 1933 and other Federal statutes providing for regulation of the issuance of securities, the Federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Chrysler loan guarantee legislation enacted by the United States Congress in 1979, and other Federal and State laws relating to employment, compensation, taxation and retirement; b. consult with relevant persons in the public sector, including but not limited to, officers and employees of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and of the Division of Economic Development in the Department of Labor and Industry, with relevant persons in the private sector, including trustees of any existing employee stock ownership trust and employees of any firm operating under such a trust, and with members of the academic community and of relevant branches of the legal profession; c. examine the experience of trusts organized pursuant to an employee stock ownership plan in this State or in any other state; and, d. make other investigations as it may deem necessary in carrying out the purposes of this act. L.1981, c. 82, s. 4, eff. March 25, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 34:4-9 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-9
§ 34:4-9
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to nullify any ordinance, rule or regulation not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, which may have been passed or promulgated by any board, commission or department of the state, or any municipality in this state or by any committee, board or officer of any such municipality authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing the use and control of elevators.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-21.6 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.6
Payment of redemption of bonds, notes.
Status: in_force

6. The authority may, in any resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes, pledge the Facility Revenue Fund or a portion thereof for payment of the redemption of the Market Transition Facility bonds or notes and, from and after such time as all Market Transition Facility bonds, notes and obligations issued pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1994, c.57 (C.34:1B-21.4) and the costs thereof are discharged and no longer outstanding, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission bonds or notes, and covenant as to the use and disposition of monies in the Facility Revenue Fund. All costs associated with the issuance of the bonds or notes by the authority for the purposes set forth in P.L.1994, c.57 (C.34:1B-21.1 et seq.) may be paid by the authority from the Facility Revenue Fund, which costs may include, but shall not be limited to, any costs related to the issuance of the bonds or notes, operating expenses of the authority attributable to the payment of facility current and anticipated liabilities and expenses, and costs of, and any payment due under, any agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of subsection b. of section 8 of P.L.1994, c.57 (C.34:1B-21.8). Monies in the Facility Revenue Fund shall not be used for any other project of the authority. L.1994,c.57,s.6; amended 2003, c.13, s.113.
N.J. Stat. § 34:6-67.2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-67.2
Application of chapter
Status: in_force

Whenever, in the chapter to which this act is a supplement, reference is made to a factory, to a workshop, or to a place where the manufacture of goods of any kind is carried on, it shall be presumed, unless the context of the particular section in which it appears expressly states to the contrary, that said words or phrases, or any of them, refer, among other things, to newspaper plants, in which newspapers are printed or published, and to any place in which persons are employed in the printing or publishing industry. Said newspaper plants and other places in which persons are employed in the printing or publishing industry are expressly included within the terms and provisions, the requirements and prohibitions contained in said chapter 6 of Title 34, wherever reference is made to any factory, workshop, mill or other place where the manufacture of goods is carried on, except where the context of the particular section of said chapter expressly states to the contrary. L.1962, c. 192, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-363 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-363
Short title.
Status: in_force

99. Sections 99 through 105 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-363 through C.34:1B-369) shall be known and may be cited as the "Economic Development Authority Integrity and Protection Act." L.2020, c.156, s.99.
N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.21 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-21.21
Repeals
Status: in_force

The provisions of article two, chapter two, of Title 34, Revised Statutes [s.s. 34:2-2 to 34:2-21], and of sections 18:14-15 to 18:14-33, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes, are hereby repealed. L.1940, c. 153, p. 346, s. 21.
N.J. Stat. § 34:15-87 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-87
Limitations and restrictions on liability
Status: in_force

No policy of insurance against liability arising under this chapter shall contain any limitation of the liability of the insurer to an amount less than that payable by the assured on account of his entire liability under this chapter, and no provision of such policy shall be construed to restrict the liability of the insurer to any stated business, plant, location, or employment carried on by an assured unless the business, plant, location, or employment excluded by such restriction shall be concurrently separately insured or exempted as provided for in this article. No such policy of insurance or any indorsement thereon shall insure against any liability whatsoever other than the liability of the employer for compensation under this chapter and for damages imposed by law because of personal injuries, including death at any time resulting therefrom, sustained by his employees. No action shall be maintained for the collection of premiums on any policy violating any provision of this article. Any policy issued contrary to the provisions of this section shall be construed as incorporating the provisions herein contained. No insurer shall, in action brought upon such policy, plead in defense of such action any provision of such policy which violates any provision of this section. Amended by L.1939, c. 68, p. 112, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:5A-38 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-38
Issuance of license, permits; certification of training courses; fees
Status: in_force

7. Beginning not later than one year following the effective date of this act, licenses and permits shall be issued by the Commissioner of Labor, or his designee, and shall be valid for 12 months, in accordance with regulations promulgated under provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). The Commissioner of Labor shall, in accordance with fee schedules adopted by regulation, establish, charge, and collect reasonable annual fees for licenses and permits. There shall annually be appropriated an amount equivalent to the amount anticipated to be collected by the Department of Labor pursuant to the provisions of this act and that amount shall be applied to enforcement and administration costs of the Division of Workplace Standards in the Department of Labor. The Commissioner of Health shall, in accordance with fee schedules adopted by regulation, establish, charge, and collect reasonable annual fees for the certification of all training agencies administering training courses and for the administration of all examinations required by this act. There shall annually be appropriated an amount equivalent to the amount anticipated to be collected by the Department of Health for the administration of the training and examination programs certified or approved by the department. L.1984,c.173,s.7; amended 1994,c.21,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 34:11C-4 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 11C / Section 11C-4
Certain actions by employer prohibited.
Status: in_force

4. An employer shall not discharge, harass or otherwise discriminate or retaliate or threaten to discharge, harass or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against an employee with respect to the compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment on the basis that the employee took or requested any leave to which the employee was entitled pursuant to section 3 of this act or on the basis that the employee refused to authorize the release of information deemed confidential pursuant to subsection f. of section 3 of this act. L.2013, c.82, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-1.2 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-1.2
Department of Labor and Workforce Development; reference.
Status: in_force

1. On and after the effective date of this 2004 amendatory and supplementary act, the Department of Labor shall be entitled and known as the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise, reference is made to the Department of Labor, the same shall mean and refer to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. L.2004,c.39,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-31 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-31
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Worker Owned Corporation Study Act" . L.1981, c. 82, s. 2, eff. March 25, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-42 — NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-42
Limitation
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall apply to a person, firm, corporation or craft only after such person, firm, corporation or craft has voluntarily elected to conform with its provisions. L.1953, c. 198, p. 1505, s. 7.