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NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.89 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.89 - Immunity.

34:11-56.89 Immunity.  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.90 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.90 - Registration form for waterfront employer.

34:11-56.90 Registration form for waterfront employer.  14. Except for waterfront employers located in the Port of New York district, no waterfront employer shall be permitted to operate in New Jersey, unless it is registered with the department as a waterfront employer on a form, which may be an electronic form provided by the commissioner. The form shall require the following information: a. The name, principal business address and telephone number of the waterfront employer;  b. Whether the waterfront employer is a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other form of business entity;  c. If the waterfront employer's principal business address is not within the State, the name and address of the waterfront employer's custodian of records and agent for service of process in this State;  d. The name and address of each person with a financial interest in the waterfront employer and the percentage interest, except that if the waterfront employer is a publicly-traded corporation, the waterfront employer shall supply the names and addresses of the corporation's officers; e. The waterfront employer's tax identification number and unemployment insurance registration number; f. A certification form provided by the commissioner, with documentation satisfactory to the commissioner, that the waterfront employer 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 g. Other relevant and appropriate information as determined by the commissioner. At the time of registration, and subsequently upon request, the waterfront employer shall submit to the commissioner documentation demonstrating that the waterfront employer has workers' compensation insurance coverage for all workers as required by law. L. 2021, c.336, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.91 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.91 - Registration fee.

34:11-56.91 Registration fee.  15. The waterfront employer shall pay an initial annual non-refundable registration fee of $300 to the commissioner. The non-refundable registration fee for the second annual registration shall be $300. Upon successful completion of two consecutive years of registration, a waterfront employer may elect to register for a two-year period and pay a non-refundable registration fee of $500. L. 2021, c.336, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.92 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.92 - Registration of contractor operating on the effective date of this act.

34:11-56.92 Registration of contractor operating on the effective date of this act.  16. A contractor who is operating 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. L. 2021, c.336, s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.93 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.93 - Use of registration fees.

34:11-56.93 Use of registration fees.  17. Registration fees collected pursuant to this act shall be applied toward the enforcement and administration costs of the division. L. 2021, c.336, s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.94 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.94 - Certificate of registration issuance.

34:11-56.94 Certificate of registration issuance.  18. Upon receipt of the fee, form and documentation required by sections 14 and 15 of this act, the commissioner shall issue a certificate of registration to the waterfront employer. A registration certificate shall be valid for one calendar year from the date of registration. Registrations shall be renewed not less than 30 days prior to the expiration date of the immediately preceding registration. L. 2021, c.336, s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.95 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.95 - Submission of waterfront employer's certificate to public body.

34:11-56.95 Submission of waterfront employer's certificate to public body.  19. Each waterfront employer shall, as a condition to receipt of any financial assistance from a public body, submit to the public body the waterfront employer's certificate of registration and the certificates of registration for all known subcontractors who are waterfront employers. Applications for registration shall not be acceptable as a substitute for a certificate of registration for the purposes of compliance with this section. L. 2021, c.336, s.19.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.96 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.96 - Commissioner's authorization of sanctions.

34:11-56.96 Commissioner's authorization of sanctions.  20. a. The commissioner is authorized, as an alternative to or in addition to any other sanctions or remedies provided by this act, to take the actions indicated in subsection b. of this section if a waterfront employer: (1) Willfully hinders or delays the commissioner in the performance of his duties under this act;  (2) Fails to make, keep and preserve any records required under the provisions of this act;  (3) Falsifies any required record, or refuses to make it accessible to the commissioner upon demand;  (4) Refuses to furnish a sworn statement of any records or other information required for the enforcement of this act to the commissioner on demand;  (5) Pays or agrees to pay wages at a rate less than the rate prescribed under this act; or (6) Otherwise violates any provision of this act.  b. The commissioner may, after providing the waterfront employer with notice of the alleged violation and an opportunity to request a hearing before the commissioner or his designee: (1) Deny renewal, revoke or suspend the registration of a waterfront employer for a period of not more than five years; or (2) Require a waterfront employer, as a condition of initial or continued registration, to provide a surety bond payable to the State. The surety bond shall be for the benefit of workers damaged by any failure of a waterfront employer to pay wages or benefits pursuant to or otherwise comply with the provisions of this act. The surety bond shall be in the amount and form that the Commissioner deems necessary for the protection of the waterfront employer's workers, but shall not exceed $10,000 per worker. The surety bond shall be issued by surety that meets the requirements of N.J.S.2A:44-143. c. The commissioner is 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. 2021, c.336, s.20.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.97 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.97 - Rules, regulations.

34:11-56.97 Rules, regulations.  21. The commissioner is 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. 2021, c.336, s.21.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-56.98 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-56.98 - Severability.

34:11-56.98 Severability.  22. The provisions of this act shall be deemed to be severable and if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this act is declared to be unconstitutional or preempted by federal law, or the applicability thereof to any person or facility is held invalid, the remainder of this act shall not thereby be deemed to be unconstitutional, preempted or invalid. L. 2021, c.336, s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-57 - Definitions.

34:11-57 Definitions.  34:11-57. As used in this article: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development or any person or persons in the department designated in writing by him for the purposes of this article. "Community-based organization" means a public, or nonprofit private, organization funded with public or private funds, or both, that provides services to day laborers, migrant laborers, temporary laborers, low wage workers, or any other type of employee. "Department" means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. "Employee" means any natural person who works for another for hire. "Employer" means any person, partnership, firm or corporation employing another for hire. "Legal services organization" means a public, or nonprofit private, organization funded with public or private funds, or both, that provides counseling or advice related to wage protection laws, preparation of legal documents, or representation of any person before a court or administrative agency. "State employer tax laws" means the workers' compensation law, R.S.34:15-1 et seq., the "unemployment compensation law," R.S.43:21-1 et seq., the "Temporary Disability Benefits Law," P.L.1948, c.110 (C.43:21-25 et al.), P.L.2008, c.17 (C.43:21-39.1 et al.), and the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq. "State wage and hour laws" means article 1 of chapter 11 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes and all acts supplementing that article (R.S.34:11-2 et al.), P.L.1966, c.113 and all acts supplementing that act (C.34:11-56a et al.), P.L.2005, c.379 (C.34:11-56.58 et seq.), and article 3 of chapter 11 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes (R.S.34:11-57 et seq.), but "State wage and hour laws" do not include the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act," P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.), or "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act," P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.). "Wages" means any moneys due an employee from the employer whether payable by the hour, day, week, semimonthly, monthly or yearly and shall include commissions, bonus, piecework compensation and any other benefits arising out of an employment contract. amended 1964, c.92, s.1; 2019, c.212, s.6; 2019, c.374, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-58.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-58.3 - Provision of written copy of statement to employees.

34:11-58.3 Provision of written copy of statement to employees.  10. Each employer shall provide each current employee and each newly hired employee of the employer, a written copy of the statement produced by the department pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2019, c.212 (C.34:11-58.4) of the employee's rights under the provisions of State wage and hour laws and the provisions of section 10 of P.L.1999, c.90 (C.2C:40A-2), with an explanation of how to file a claim or take an action pursuant to those laws. L.2019, c.212, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-58.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-58.4 - Actions of department supporting enforcement; statement of employee rights.

34:11-58.4 Actions of department supporting enforcement; statement of employee rights.  11. The department, for the purpose of supporting the enforcement of the provisions of State wage and hour laws and the provisions of section 10 of P.L.1999, c.90 (C.2C:40A-2), may contract with community-based organizations and legal services organizations to disseminate information to day laborers, migrant laborers, temporary laborers, or any other type of employee concerning the protections afforded by State wage and hour laws and section 10 of P.L.1999, c.90 (C.2C:40A-2), and the process by which an individual may take actions under those laws and shall produce, and make available to the public on the website of the department in printable form, a statement of employee rights under the provisions of State wage and hour laws and the provisions of section 10 of P.L.1999, c.90 (C.2C:40A-2), with an explanation of how to file a claim or take an action pursuant to those laws. The contracts entered into between the department and community-based organizations and legal services organizations pursuant to this section shall require that the organizations make all services accessible to persons with limited English proficiency. Any payment made to an organization under a contract shall be regarded as an enforcement and administrative cost of the Division of Workplace Standards of the department. The department, and any community-based organization or legal services organization contracting with the department pursuant to this section, shall provide any individual seeking assistance to file a complaint or take an action regarding unpaid wages with a description of all of the applicable remedies available to the individual under State wage and hour laws and section 10 of P.L.1999, c.90 (C.2C:40A-2), including the individual's right to obtain liquidated damages, and that that right to damages is waived if the individual agrees to accept payment of the unpaid wages supervised by the commissioner. L.2019, c.212, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-58.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-58.5 - Annual report; posting of information.

34:11-58.5 Annual report; posting of information.  12. a. The commissioner, in consultation with the Administrative Director of the Courts and the Attorney General, shall compile and prominently place on a website, maintained by the department and available to the public, an annual report evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of the enforcement and administration of wage claims and wage collections. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (1) the number of complaints, investigations, prosecutions, dispositions, and business license suspensions and revocations, the number and amount of penalties, the amount of wages recovered, and the number of workers affected;  (2) an enumeration and description of all community-based and legal services organizations contracted by the department to support the enforcement; and (3) recommendations for strengthening the implementation and enforcement of P.L.2019, c.212 (C.34:11-58.1 et al.). b. The commissioner, in consultation with the Administrative Director of the Courts and the Attorney General, shall compile and prominently place on a website, maintained by the department and available to the public, the following information regarding each wage claim in which an employer was found to have been in violation of one or more State wage and hour laws in a final determination by the commissioner or a judgement of a court made during the preceding period of not less than 12 months: (1) the name and address of the employer; (2) the nature of the claim, including whether it is a claim for one or more of the following: unpaid wages; failure to pay the minimum wage; failure to pay required overtime; or retaliation against an employee in connection with State wage and hour laws; (3) the number of affected employees, and the amount of wages found owed; and (4) any findings, penalties, and business license suspensions or revocations that resulted from the wage claim. The information on a claim shall be placed on the website not more than 30 days after the final determination or judgement is made. L.2019, c.212, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-58.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-58.6 - Crime of pattern of wage nonpayment.

34:11-58.6 Crime of pattern of wage nonpayment.  13. a. A person commits the crime of pattern of wage nonpayment if the person knowingly commits an act that violates the provisions of N.J.S.2C:40A-2, N.J.S.2C:20-2 if the property stolen consists of compensation the employer failed to provide to an employee as required under the provisions of any State wage and hour law as defined in R.S.34:11-57, subsection a. of section 10 of P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.10), or subsection a. of section 25 of P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a24), if the person has, on two or more prior occasions, been convicted of a violation of the provisions of any of those laws. It shall not be a defense that the violations were not part of a common plan or scheme, or did not have similar methods of commission. b. Pattern of wage non-payment is a crime of the third degree, except that the presumption of nonimprisonment set forth in subsection e. of N.J.S.2C:44-1 for persons who have not previously been convicted of an offense shall not apply. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:1-8 or any other law, a conviction of pattern of wage non-payment shall not merge with a conviction of violation of N.J.S.2C:40A-2, N.J.S.2C:20-2, subsection a. of section 10 of P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.10), subsection a. of section 25 of P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a24), or any other criminal offense, nor shall such other conviction merge with a conviction under this section. c. An employer found to be in violation of this section shall be deemed to have caused loss to the employees in the amount by which the employees were paid less than the full wages agreed upon or required by law and shall be subject to the provisions of N.J.S.2C:43-3 regarding fines and restitution to victims and be subject to other pertinent provisions of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, including, but not limited to, N.J.S.2C:43-4, 2C:43-6 and 2C:44-1. L.2019, c.212, s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-59 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-59 - Claim docketed; summons; service

34:11-59. Claim docketed; summons; service  An employee may file a written claim for wages against an employer in the wage collection division of the department which shall be entered in a book to be called the wage collection docket. Upon the filing of claim, the department shall issue a summons returnable between the hours of nine o'clock in the forenoon and three o'clock in the afternoon, both inclusive, which shall also specify a certain time and place for the appearance of the defendant, not less than five nor more than fifteen days from the date of such process, which summons shall be served at least five days before the time of appearance mentioned therein, by reading the same to the defendant and delivering to him a copy thereof if he shall be found and if not found by leaving a copy thereof in his house or with some other person of his family over the age of fourteen years. Such persons being served with summons and complaint shall be informed of the contents thereof and the person serving the summons shall indorse thereon a return of the time and manner he executed the same, and sign his name thereon. At the time and place specified in the summons, the commissioner shall inquire in a summary way into the merits of the employee's claim and defenses of the defendant, if any.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-60 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-60 - Process to run throughout state; by whom served

34:11-60. Process to run throughout state; by whom served  Process of the wage collection division shall run throughout the state. Service of process shall be made either by a constable or a process server of the department.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-61 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-61 - Commissioner may administer oaths, take testimony, etc.; process in name of commissioner

34:11-61. Commissioner may administer oaths, take testimony, etc.; process in name of commissioner  The commissioner shall have power to administer oaths, hear testimony and take or cause to be taken depositions of witnesses residing within or without the state. The summonses, subpoenas, and orders to take testimony and for production of documents, emanating from the wage collection division shall issue in the name of the commissioner and under the seal of the department.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-62 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-62 - Set-off; dismissal where balance due defendant exceeds $1,000.00

34:11-62. Set-off; dismissal where balance due defendant exceeds $1,000.00  Set-off; dismissal where balance due defendant exceeds $1,000.00. If the defendant files a set-off against the plaintiff for more than $1,000.00 and at the trial it shall be proved that the balance exceeding $1,000.00 is due the defendant then suit shall be dismissed unless the defendant consents to accept judgment for $1,000.00 and costs in full settlement of this claim, but in no event shall a counterclaim for unliquidated damages be set up against plaintiff for wages in the wage collection section.  Amended by L. 1985, c. 135, s. 2, eff. April 12, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-63 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-63 - Appeals, procedure

34:11-63. Appeals, procedure  34:11-63. From any judgment which may be obtained in the wage collection division, except such as shall be given by confession, either party may, upon filing a notice of appeal with the wage collection division within twenty days after judgment shall be given, appeal to the Superior Court. The appellant shall give a bond in every case, except where the judgment appealed from is partially in his favor and no set-off against his demand has been allowed by the division, or where the court otherwise orders. The bond shall be secured by one sufficient surety, either a freeholder in the county or a surety company authorized to do business in New Jersey, and shall be in double the amount of such judgment or of any off-set allowed by the division, conditioned that the appellant shall prosecute his appeal in the Superior Court, stand to and abide the judgment of the court, and pay such costs as shall be taxed against him if the judgment be affirmed. The wage collection division shall then prepare a transcript of the record to be filed in the Superior Court.  Amended 1953,c.33,s.41; 1991,c.91,s.354.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-65 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-65 - Evidence on appeal

34:11-65. Evidence on appeal  Upon the trial of any appeal either party may produce any witness not produced or sworn in the court below, or any documentary evidence not offered or admitted in the court below, if otherwise legal and competent, without notice to the opposite party.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:11-66 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:11-66 - Jury trial, procedure

34:11-66. Jury trial, procedure  34:11-66. Nothing in this article shall prevent the claimant from instituting an action for his claim in any court of competent jurisdiction or be construed to deny or limit the right of the plaintiff or defendant to a trial by jury. Where either party demands a trial by jury, he shall pay, at least two days before the return date or the adjourned date of hearing of his cause, the statutory jury fee to the wage collection division and thereupon the wage collection division of the department shall file the entire record, in the cause, in the Superior Court, for trial by jury of the issues presented by the claimant and defendant. The jury fee so received shall be paid to the court wherein the cause is to be tried by the judge and jury. The judgment shall be docketed in the Superior Court as are other judgments of the wage collection division.  Amended 1953,c.33,s.43; 1991,c.91,s.355.