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NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.39 - Penalty for discrimination

34:11-56.39. Penalty for discrimination  15. Any employer who discharges or in any other manner discriminates against any worker because the worker has made any complaint to his employer, to the public body or to the commissioner that he has not been paid wages in accordance with the provisions of this act, or because the worker has caused to be instituted or is about to cause to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this act, or because the worker has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense and shall, upon conviction therefor, be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.  As an alternative to or in addition to any other sanctions provided by law for violations of any provision of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.), when the Commissioner of Labor finds that an employer has violated that act, the commissioner is authorized to assess and collect administrative penalties, up to a maximum of $250 for a first violation and up to a maximum of $500 for each subsequent violation, specified in a schedule of penalties to be promulgated as a rule or regulation by the commissioner in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). When determining the amount of the penalty imposed because of a violation, the commissioner shall consider factors which include the history of previous violations by the employer, the seriousness of the violation, the good faith of the employer and the size of the employer's business. No administrative penalty shall be levied pursuant to this section unless the Commissioner of Labor provides the alleged violator with notification of the violation and of the amount of the penalty by certified mail and an opportunity to request a hearing before the commissioner or his designee within 15 days following the receipt of the notice. If a hearing is requested, the commissioner shall issue a final order upon such hearing and a finding that a violation has occurred. If no hearing is requested, the notice shall become a final order upon expiration of the 15-day period. Payment of the penalty is due when a final order is issued or when the notice becomes a final order. Any penalty imposed pursuant to this section may be recovered with costs in a summary proceeding commenced by the commissioner pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). Any sum collected as a fine or penalty pursuant to this section shall be applied toward enforcement and administration costs of the Division of Workplace Standards in the Department of Labor.  L.1963,c.150,s.15; amended 1991,c.205,s.20.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.40 - Action for recovery of full amount of prevailing wage

34:11-56.40. Action for recovery of full amount of prevailing wage  If any workman is paid by an employer less than the prevailing wage to which such workman is entitled under the provisions of this act such workman may recover in a civil action the full amount of such prevailing wage less any amount actually paid to him or her by the employer together with costs and such reasonable attorney's fees as may be allowed by the court, and any agreement between such workman and the employer to work for less than such prevailing wage shall be no defense to the action. Any workman shall be entitled to maintain such action for and on behalf of himself or other workmen similarly situated, and such workman and workmen may designate an agent or representative to maintain such action for and on behalf of all workmen similarly situated. At the request of any workman paid less than the prevailing wage to which such workman was entitled under the provisions of this act the commissioner may take an assignment of the wage claim in trust for the assigning workman and may bring any legal action necessary to collect the claim, and the employer shall be required to pay the costs and such reasonable attorney's fees as may be allowed by the court. L.1963, c. 150, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.41 - Collective bargaining; effect of act

34:11-56.41. Collective bargaining; effect of act  Nothing in this act shall be deemed to interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish the right of workmen to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing in order to establish wages in excess of any applicable minimum under this act. L.1963, c. 150, s. 17.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.42 - Partial invalidity

34:11-56.42. Partial invalidity  If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application thereof, to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. L.1963, c. 150, s. 18.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.43 - Rules and regulations

34:11-56.43. Rules and regulations  The commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to prescribe, adopt, promulgate, rescind and enforce rules and regulations as may be required for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this act. L.1963, c. 150, s. 19.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.44 - Short title

34:11-56.44. Short title  This act shall be known as the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act." L.1963, c. 150, s. 20.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.45 - Repeal of inconsistent acts

34:11-56.45. Repeal of inconsistent acts  All acts and parts of acts are repealed insofar as they are inconsistent herewith. L.1963, c. 150, s. 21.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.46 - Effective date

34:11-56.46. Effective date  This act shall take effect January 1, 1964. L.1963, c. 150, s. 22.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.48 - Short title.

34:11-56.48 Short title.  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act." L.1999,c.238,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.49 - Findings, declarations relative to public works contractors.

34:11-56.49 Findings, declarations relative to public works contractors.  2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. There is growing concern over the increasing number of construction industry workers on public works projects laboring under conditions which violate State labor laws and regulations concerning wages, unemployment and temporary disability insurance, workers' compensation insurance, and the payment of payroll taxes; b. Contractors and subcontractors receiving the benefit of public tax dollars for their work should not be allowed to exploit their workers by denying them benefits and pay mandated by law; c. It is therefore necessary and proper for the Legislature to establish a registration system for contractors and subcontractors engaged in public works projects in order to better enforce existing labor laws and regulations in the public works industry. L.1999,c.238,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.51 - Registration required for contractors, subcontractors.

34:11-56.51 Registration required for contractors, subcontractors.  4. No contractor shall bid on any contract for public work as defined in section 2 of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.26) , or for which payment of the prevailing wage is required by any other provision of law, unless the contractor is registered pursuant to this act. No contractor shall list a subcontractor in a bid proposal for the contract unless the subcontractor is registered pursuant to P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.) at the time the bid is made. No contractor or subcontractor, including a subcontractor not listed in the bid proposal, shall engage in the performance of any public work subject to the contract, unless the contractor or subcontractor is registered pursuant to that act. L.1999, c.238, s.4; amended 2003, c.91, s.2; 2019, c.376, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.52 - Contractor to register in writing; form; requisites

34:11-56.52. Contractor to register in writing; form; requisites  5. a. A contractor shall register in writing with the department on a form provided by the commissioner. The form shall require the following information: (1) The name, principal business address and telephone number of the contractor; (2) Whether the contractor is a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other form of business entity; (3) If the contractor's principal business address is not within the State, the name and address of the contractor's custodian of records and agent for service of process in this State; (4) The name and address of each person with a financial interest in the contractor and the percentage interest, except that if the contractor is a publicly-traded corporation, the contractor shall supply the names and addresses of the corporation's officers; (5) The contractor's tax identification number and unemployment insurance registration number;  (6) A certification form provided by the commissioner, with documentation satisfactory to the commissioner, that the contractor has all valid and effective licenses, registrations or certificates required by State law, including registrations or certifications required to do business in the State of New Jersey, and the contractor, if directly employing craftworkers, participates in a registered apprenticeship program as defined in section 3 of P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.50) for each craft they employ; and (7) Any other relevant and appropriate information as determined by the commissioner. b. At the time of registration, and subsequently upon request, the contractor shall submit to the commissioner documentation demonstrating that the contractor has worker's compensation insurance coverage for all workers as required by law. L.1999, c.238, s.5; amended 2019, c.21, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.53 - Nonrefundable registration fees.

34:11-56.53 Nonrefundable registration fees.  6. a. The contractor shall pay an initial annual non-refundable registration fee of $300 to the commissioner. The non-refundable registration fee for the second annual registration shall be $300. Upon successful completion of two consecutive years of registration, a contractor may elect to register for a two-year period and pay a non-refundable registration fee of $500. 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.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.54 - Issuance of certificate of registration.

34:11-56.54 Issuance of certificate of registration.  7. Upon receipt of the fee, form and documentation required by section 5 of this act, the commissioner shall issue a certificate of registration to the contractor. A registration certificate shall be valid for one calendar year from the date of registration. Registrations shall be renewed not less than 30 days before the expiration date of the immediately preceding registration. L.1999,c.238,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.55 - Submission of all subcontractor registration certificates by contractor.

34:11-56.55 Submission of all subcontractor registration certificates by contractor.  8. Each contractor shall, after the bid is made and prior to the awarding of the contract, submit to the public entity , including, but not limited to, any authority, board, or commission, the certificates of registration for all subcontractors listed in the bid proposal. Applications for registration shall not be accepted as a substitute for a certificate of registration for the purposes of this section. L.1999, c.238, s.8; amended 2003, c.91, s.4; 2019, c.376, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.57 - Regulations.

34:11-56.57 Regulations.  10. The commissioner may adopt regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to carry out the purposes of this act.  L.1999,c.238,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.58 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.58 - Prevailing wage levels for certain employees.

34:11-56.58 Prevailing wage levels for certain employees.  1. a. It is declared to be the public policy of this State to establish prevailing wage levels for the employees of contractors and subcontractors furnishing building services for any property or premises owned or leased by the State in order to safeguard the efficiency and general well-being of those employees and to protect them and their employers from the effects of serious and unfair competition based on low wage levels which are detrimental to efficiency and well-being. b. It is further declared that: In 2018, over 30 million passengers traveled through Newark Liberty International Airport, making this airport, combined with the Newark Liberty International Airport Train Station, one of the busiest transit hubs in the country. The workers at the airport and train station often cannot afford employer-provided healthcare plans, and unaffordable healthcare expenses is one of the sources of the high rates of turnover for the workers in the airport and train station. Improved retention rates of workers in the airport and train station is an investment in service and safety for all who pass through the airport and train station and compensating these workers so that they can afford healthcare and receive a prevailing wage is a way to increase retention. L.2005, c.379, s.1; amended 2021, c.68, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.60 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.60 - Contract to contain provision for prevailing wage, building services rates.

34:11-56.60 Contract to contain provision for prevailing wage, building services rates.  3. Every contract to furnish building services for any property or premises owned or leased by the State shall contain a provision stating the prevailing wage for building services rates that are applicable to the workers employed in the performance of the contract and shall contain a stipulation that those workers shall be paid not less than the indicated prevailing wage for building services rates. The contract shall provide for annual adjustments of the prevailing wage for building services during the term of the contract, and shall provide that if it is found that any worker employed by the contractor or any subcontractor covered by the contract, has been paid less than the required prevailing wage, the State Treasurer may terminate the contractor or subcontractor's right to proceed with the work, and the contractor and his sureties shall be liable to the State for any excess costs occasioned by the termination. L.2005,c.379,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.61 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.61 - Record of employee wages, benefits.

34:11-56.61 Record of employee wages, benefits.  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.62 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.62 - Civil action to recover prevailing wage.

34:11-56.62 Civil action to recover prevailing wage.  5. Any worker paid less than the prevailing wage for building services and covered airport or related location workers to which the worker is entitled by the provisions of this act may recover in a civil action the full amount of the prevailing wage for building services and covered airport or related location workers less any amount actually paid to the worker by the employer together with any costs and reasonable attorney's fees allowed by the court, and an agreement between the worker and the employer to work for less than the prevailing wage for building services and covered airport or related location workers shall not be a defense to the action. The worker shall be entitled to maintain an action for and on behalf of the worker or other workers similarly situated and the worker or workers may designate an agent or representative to maintain such actions for and on behalf of all workers similarly situated. At the request of any worker paid less than the prevailing wage for building services and covered airport or related location workers required under the provisions of this act, the commissioner may take an assignment of the wage claim in trust for the assigning worker or workers and may bring any legal action necessary to collect the claim, and the employer shall be required to pay any costs and such reasonable attorney's fee as are allowed by the court. L.2005, c.379, s.5; amended 2021, c.68, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.63 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.63 - Authority of commissioner.

34:11-56.63 Authority of commissioner.  6. The commissioner shall have the authority to: a. investigate and ascertain the wages of any employees of a contractor or subcontractor furnishing building services for any property or premises owned or leased by the State, or of any covered airport or related location workers; b. enter and inspect the place of business or employment of any contractor or subcontractor furnishing building services for any property or premises owned or leased by the State, or of any covered airport or related location employer for the purpose of examining and inspecting any or all books, registers, payrolls, and other records of any such contractor or subcontractor, or of any covered airport or related location employer that in any way relate to or have a bearing upon the question of wages, hours, and other conditions of employment of any employees of such contractor or subcontractor, or of any covered airport or related location workers; copy any or all of such books, registers, payrolls, and other records as the commissioner may deem necessary or appropriate; and question the employees of such contractor or subcontractor or any covered airport or related location workers for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of this act have been and are being complied with; c. require from such contractor or subcontractor, or covered airport or related location employer, full and correct statements in writing, including sworn statements, with respect to wages, hours, names, addresses, and other information pertaining to the contractor or subcontractor's workers, or covered airport or related location workers, and their employment as the commissioner may deem necessary or appropriate; and d. require any contractor or subcontractor, or covered airport or related location employer, to file, within 10 days of receipt of a request, any records enumerated in subsections b. and c. of this section, sworn as to their validity and accuracy. If the contractor or subcontractor fails to provide the requested records within 10 days, the State Treasurer may immediately withhold from payment to the employer up to 25% of the amount, not to exceed $100,000, to be paid to the employer under the terms of the contract pursuant to which the building services work is being performed. The amount withheld shall be immediately released upon receipt by the State Treasurer of a notice from the commissioner indicating that the request for records has been satisfied. L.2005, c.379, s.6; amended 2021, c.68, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.65 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.65 - Alternative, additional sanctions, penalties.

34:11-56.65 Alternative, additional sanctions, penalties.  8. As an alternative to any other sanctions or in addition thereto, herein or otherwise provided by law for violation of this act, the commissioner is authorized to supervise the payment of amounts due to workers under this act, and the contractor or subcontractor, or covered airport or related location employer, may be required to make these payments to the commissioner to be held in a special account in trust for the workers, and paid on order of the commissioner directly to the worker or workers affected. The contractor or subcontractor, or covered airport or related location employer shall also pay the commissioner an administrative fee equal to not less than 10% or more than 25% of any payment made to the commissioner pursuant to this section. The amount of the administrative fee shall be specified in a schedule of fees to be promulgated by rule or regulation of the commissioner in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act,'' P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). The fee shall be applied toward enforcement and administration costs of the Division of Workplace Standards in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. L.2005, c.379, s.8; amended 2021, c.68, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.67 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.67 - Collective bargaining rights unaffected.

34:11-56.67 Collective bargaining rights unaffected.  10. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish the right of workers to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing in order to establish wages in excess of any applicable minimum under this act. L.2005,c.379,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.68 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.68 - Severability.

34:11-56.68 Severability.  11. If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application thereof, to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. L.2005,c.379,s.11.