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NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-136.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-136.15 - Agreements to contributions by employees void

34:6-136.15. Agreements to contributions by employees void  Any agreement by a home worker to pay any portion of a payment required of any other person by any provision of this act shall be void and of no effect. L.1941, c. 308, p. 840, s. 15.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-136.16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-136.16 - Enforcement; administration, oaths, affidavits, subpoenas, witnesses

34:6-136.16. Enforcement; administration, oaths, affidavits, subpoenas, witnesses  16. Enforcement, administration, oaths, affidavits, subpoenas, witnesses. (a) The commissioner shall enforce and administer the provisions of this act and the commissioner is directed to make all inspections and investigations necessary for proper enforcement and administration thereof.  (b) In the administration of this act the commissioner shall have the power to administer oaths, take affidavits and the depositions of witnesses and issue subpoenas for and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts, payrolls, documents, records, testimony and other evidence of whatever description. In the case of failure of any person to comply with any order of the commissioner or subpoena, lawfully issued, or on the refusal of any witness to produce evidence or to testify as to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, it shall be the duty of the Special Civil Part, Law Division, of the Superior Court or the Superior Court, or the judge thereof, upon application by the commissioner to compel obedience by proceedings for contempt, as in the case of disobedience of a subpoena issued for such court or a refusal to testify therein.  (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, local or special law, all fees and other moneys derived from the operation of this act shall be applied toward enforcement and administration costs of the Division of Workplace Standards in the Department of Labor.  L.1941,c.308,s.16; amended 1950,c.42; 1991,c.91,s.348; 1991,c.205,s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-136.17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-136.17 - Rules and regulations

34:6-136.17. Rules and regulations  The commissioner shall have the power to make, issue, amend and rescind such rules, regulations and orders as are necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such rules, regulations or orders may define the terms used in this act. L.1941, c. 308, p. 841, s. 17.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-136.18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-136.18 - Injunctive relief against violations

34:6-136.18. Injunctive relief against violations  The commissioner shall have the power to institute a civil action in the Superior Court for injunctive relief, and such court shall have the power to restrain any employer from violating any of the provisions of this act. The court may proceed in the action in a summary manner or otherwise. L.1941, c. 308, p. 841, s. 18. Amended by L.1953, c. 33, p. 586, s. 17.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-136.20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-136.20 - Construction

34:6-136.20. Construction  If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. L.1941, c. 308, p. 842, s. 20.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-136.21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-136.21 - Exemptions

34:6-136.21. Exemptions  Nothing in this act shall be held to prevent the employment of a tailor or seamstress by any person for the purpose of making, altering, repairing or finishing any articles of wearing apparel for the personal use of such person or members of his family. L.1941, c. 308, p. 842, s. 21.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-136.22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-136.22 - Disorderly house

34:6-136.22. Disorderly house  Any home or other place where industrial home work is habitually carried on or articles or materials are habitually being distributed for manufacture in violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be a disorderly house and any person owning, operating or managing a business involving such industrial home work or the distribution of such articles or materials for manufacture shall be deemed guilty of keeping a disorderly house, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined a sum of not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed two years or both. L.1941, c. 308, p. 842, s. 22.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-136.23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-136.23 - Time of taking effect

34:6-136.23. Time of taking effect  This act shall take effect ninety days after its adoption; except sections seven (a), (b) and (c), section eight, and section sixteen (c) which shall take effect immediately, and except that the commissioner shall have power immediately to promulgate rules and regulations, appoint such officers and employees, and fix their compensation, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, and do such other things as may be necessary to set up the machinery required to enforce the provisions of this act. L.1941, c. 308, p. 843, s. 24.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-144 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-144 - Findings, declarations

34:6-144. Findings, declarations  1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. There is growing concern over the increasing number of people working for employers in certain segments of the apparel industry under conditions which may violate State laws and regulations concerning wages and hours, child labor, unemployment and temporary disability insurance, and workers' compensation and the payment of payroll taxes;  b. Persons working under these unlawful sweatshop conditions are being exploited daily;  c. It is the sense of this Legislature that this exploitation of garment workers must be eliminated; and  d. Therefore, it is necessary and proper for the Legislature to create a special task force to enforce the State's labor laws in the apparel industry and to establish a registration system for employers in that industry.  L.1987,c.458,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-145 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-145 - Definitions

34:6-145. Definitions  2. As used in this act: a. "Apparel industry" means the making, cutting, sewing, finishing, assembling, pressing or otherwise producing of apparel, designed or intended to be worn by any individual and sold or offered for sale for that purpose, but does not include cleaning, pressing or tailoring services performed upon apparel sold or offered for sale at retail;  b. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor; c. "Contractor" means any person who contracts to perform in this State the cutting, sewing, finishing, assembling, pressing or otherwise producing of any apparel, or a section or component of apparel, designed or intended to be worn by any individual and sold or offered for sale, except at retail, for that purpose. "Contractor" shall include, but not be limited to, a subcontractor, jobber or wholesaler, but shall not include a production employee employed for wages who does not employ others;  d. "Department" means the State Department of Labor; e. "Manufacturer" means any person who contracts with a contractor to perform in this State the cutting, sewing, finishing, assembling, pressing or producing of any apparel, or a section or component of apparel, designed or intended to be worn by any individual and sold or offered for sale, except at retail, for that purpose, or who cuts, sews, finishes, assembles, presses or otherwise produces in this State any apparel, or a section or component of apparel, designed or intended to be worn by any individual and sold or offered for sale, except at retail, for that purpose. "Manufacturer" shall not include a production employee employed for wages who does not employ others;  f. "Production employee" means any person who is employed by a contractor or manufacturer directly to perform the cutting, sewing, finishing, assembling, pressing or otherwise producing of any apparel, or a section or component of apparel, designed or intended to be worn by any individual and sold or offered for sale, except at retail, for that purpose;  g. "Apparel industry unit" means the Special Task Force on the Apparel Industry created by section 4 of this act and reestablished as the apparel industry unit by this 1991 amendatory and supplementary act.  L.1987,c.458,s.2; amended 1991,c.189,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-146 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-146 - Registration of manufacturers, contractors

34:6-146. Registration of manufacturers, contractors  3. a. No manufacturer or contractor shall engage in the apparel industry in this State unless the manufacturer or contractor is registered as a manufacturer or contractor with the department, in writing, on a form provided by the commissioner. That form shall contain the following information: whether the manufacturer or contractor is a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation; the manufacturer's or contractor's name and principal business address in the State; the name and address of each person with a financial interest in the manufacturer's or contractor's business and the amount of that interest, except that if the manufacturer or contractor is a publicly-traded corporation, only the names and addresses of the corporation officers shall be required; the manufacturer's or contractor's tax identification number; and, if the registrant is a contractor, whether that contractor subcontracts the cutting or sewing of apparel or sections or components thereof. Divisions, subsidiary corporations, or related companies may, at the option of the manufacturer or contractor, be named and included under one omnibus registration.  b. The commissioner shall issue pursuant to the provisions of this act, a certificate of registration upon receipt of a manufacturer's or contractor's completed registration form and documentation that the manufacturer or contractor has paid any surety bond required pursuant to subsection h. of section 7 of P.L.1987, c.458 (C.34:6-150) and provides workers' compensation coverage for the manufacturer's or contractor's production employees working in this State. The initial fee for each registration shall be $300. Each subsequent annual registration fee shall be $300. The commissioner may prorate the initial annual registration fee if the certificate of registration is for a period of less than 12 months. Registrations shall be renewed on or before January 15th of each year, and all fees shall be payable to the Division of Workplace Standards. With respect to manufacturers or contractors operating prior to or on the effective date of this act, the initial registration shall be filed on or before the first day of the sixth month following the effective date of this act and shall be effective until the following January 15th. With respect to new manufacturers or contractors, the initial registration shall be filed upon the commencement of manufacturing or contracting in the apparel industry and shall be effective until the following January 15th. The commissioner may, by order, compel registration pursuant to this subsection.  L.1987,c.458,s.3; amended 1991,c.189,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-147 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-147 - Special Task Force on the Apparel Industry reestablished as apparel industry unit

34:6-147. Special Task Force on the Apparel Industry reestablished as apparel industry unit  4. The commissioner shall establish, within 120 days of the effective date of this act, a Special Task Force on the Apparel Industry to enforce State labor laws affecting the employment of production employees in the apparel industry and to exercise the special duties and powers set forth in sections 5 and 6 of this act. The special task force shall include personnel from the department who shall be charged with ensuring compliance with the State's wage and hour, unemployment compensation, temporary disability, workers' compensation, and industrial homework laws. Upon the effective date of this 1991 amendatory and supplementary act, the special task force shall be reestablished as the apparel industry unit.  L.1987,c.458,s.4; amended 1991,c.189,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-148 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-148 - Duties of apparel industry unit

34:6-148. Duties of apparel industry unit  5. The apparel industry unit is charged with the following duties: a. To inspect manufacturers and contractors, with respect to their production employees, for compliance with the registration requirements of section 3 of this act;  b. To inspect manufacturers and contractors, with respect to their production employees, for compliance with other labor and payroll tax laws of this State that affect the employment of production employees; and  c. To ensure, with respect to their production employees, compliance by manufacturers and contractors with the orders of, and assessments of civil penalties by, the commissioner pursuant to this act and other labor laws of this State applicable to the employment of production employees.  L.1987,c.458,s.5; amended 1991,c.189,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-149 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-149 - Powers of apparel industry unit.

34:6-149 Powers of apparel industry unit.  6. The apparel industry unit shall have the following powers: a. To investigate and conduct inspections at locations where an apparel industry manufacturer or contractor is operating to ensure compliance with this act;  b. To inspect books, records and premises of manufacturers and contractors, with respect to their production employees, to determine compliance with the State's labor laws, including but not limited to, laws concerning wages, overtime compensation, unemployment compensation and temporary disability insurance, workers' compensation coverage, child labor, and industrial homework laws, and, if the apparel industry unit determines that a manufacturer or contractor has violated a provision of any of those laws with respect to its production employees, to assess and collect, on behalf of the commissioner, any administrative penalty authorized by law. If the violation is of a provision of a labor law for which the assessment and collection of an administrative penalty is not otherwise authorized, the apparel industry unit is hereby authorized to assess and collect an administrative penalty of not less than $250 and not more than $500 for a first violation and not less than $500 and not more than $1,000 for each subsequent violation, specified in a schedule of penalties 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.). No administrative penalty shall be levied pursuant to this subsection unless the commissioner or his designee provides the violator with notification of the violation and of the amount of the penalty by certified mail and an opportunity to request a hearing within 15 days following the receipt of the notice. If a hearing is requested, the commissioner, or his designee, may 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 the 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 under this subsection may be recovered with costs in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). Any penalty imposed under this subsection shall be paid to the Division of Workplace Standards and applied to enforcement and administrative costs of the division; and  c. To serve as the designee of the commissioner for the purpose of taking any action authorized by this act necessary to implement its provisions.  L.1987,c.458,s.6; amended 1991, c.189, s.8; 1999, c.4, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-151 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-151 - Additional penalties

34:6-151. Additional penalties  1. a. The commissioner may, in addition to seeking civil, administrative, or criminal penalties pursuant to P.L.1987, c.458 (C.34:6-144 et seq.), order the apparel industry unit to confiscate any partially or completely assembled articles of apparel and any equipment used in the assembly of apparel from any manufacturer or contractor who is violating any provision of P.L.1987, c.458 (C.34:6-144 et seq.) and has previously been found liable for a civil or administrative penalty for two or more separate violations of P.L.1987, c.458 (C.34:6-144 et seq.) during the immediately preceding three-year period. All items confiscated shall be placed in the custody of the apparel industry unit until the confiscation order becomes final and until the final resolution of any appeal of the final confiscation order pursuant to subsection b. of this section.  b. Prior to the time that the confiscation order becomes final, the commissioner or his designee shall provide the manufacturer or contractor with notification of the violation and confiscation by certified mail and an opportunity to request from the commissioner or his designee, by certified mail, a hearing before the commissioner or his designee within 15 days following receipt of the notice. If a hearing is requested, the commissioner or his designee shall hold the hearing within 10 days following receipt of the request and may issue a final confiscation order upon such hearing and a finding that a violation has occurred. If a hearing is not requested, the commissioner or his designee shall issue a final confiscation order upon the expiration of the 15-day period. The manufacturer or contractor may appeal the final confiscation order to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court within 30 days following the issuing of the final confiscation order. Upon issuance of a final confiscation order or, if an appeal is made to the Appellate Division, upon the final resolution of that appeal, title to the confiscated goods shall vest in the State, and the apparel industry unit shall dispose of them pursuant to regulations adopted by the commissioner.  L.1991,c.189,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-152 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-152 - List of violators made public

34:6-152. List of violators made public  2. The commissioner or his designee shall make public a list of all manufacturers and contractors which have been found guilty of violations of P.L.1987, c.458 (C.34:6-144 et seq.) or any other act for which a manufacturer or contractor may, pursuant to P.L.1987, c.458 (C.34:6-144 et seq.), be subject to a revocation of registration or confiscation of items of apparel or equipment for a subsequent violation. The commissioner or his designee shall update that public list in a timely manner. The commissioner shall make the list and any updates of the list available upon the request to any requesting manufacturer, contractor, or organization representing manufacturers or contractors.  L.1991,c.189,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-153 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-153 - Manufacturer, contractor to keep records on production employees

34:6-153. Manufacturer, contractor to keep records on production employees  3. Each manufacturer and contractor shall keep accurate records regarding all of its production employees during the preceding three years and make those records available to the apparel industry unit upon request. The records shall include:  a. The name and address of each production employee and the age of each production employee who is a minor;  b. The number of hours of work and the time of day that work begins and ends for each production employee;  c. The wages, wage rates, and piece rates paid during each payroll period; and  d. Contract worksheets indicating the price per unit agreed upon between manufacturer and contractor.  L.1991,c.189,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-154 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-154 - Information confidential, use by apparel industry unit

34:6-154. Information confidential, use by apparel industry unit  8. Information obtained or collected by the department pursuant to this act shall be exempt from P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), and shall be used exclusively by the apparel industry unit in effectuating the purposes of this act.  L.1987,c.458,s.8; amended 1991,c.189,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-155 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-155 - Report

34:6-155. Report  9. Two years after the effective date of this act the special task force shall issue a report on its activities. This report shall be delivered to the labor committees and appropriations committees of the Legislature.  L.1987,c.458,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-156 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-156 - Training for apparel industry unit

34:6-156. Training for apparel industry unit  10. The apparel industry unit shall receive training to be provided by the State in each of the areas of the State's labor laws and other applicable State laws necessary to carry out the duties and powers of section 5 and section 6 of this act.  L.1987,c.458,s.10, amended 1991,c.189,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-157 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-157 - Appropriation

34:6-157. Appropriation  11. a. There is appropriated from the General Fund $350,000.00 to the Division of Workplace Standards in the Department of Labor to effectuate the purposes of this act.  b. Receipts from registration fees and penalties collected pursuant to the provisions of this act, up to $350,000.00, shall be deposited in the General Fund. Receipts in excess of that amount are appropriated to the division to effectuate the purposes of this act.  L.1987,c.458,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:6-158 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:6-158 - Findings, declarations relative to procurement of apparel.

34:6-158 Findings, declarations relative to procurement of apparel.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. A significant portion of the apparel industry has a history of poor conditions for its workers; b. The largest part of the apparel purchases of the State of New Jersey are for State employee uniforms, which should project a positive image for the State and help to instill pride on the part of State employees; c. The State of New Jersey has, as a market participant, a compelling interest in guaranteeing that these uniforms and all of the other apparel it acquires are produced in the United States of America in conditions which are conducive to the reliable provision of high quality apparel and of which the State, its citizens, and its employees may be proud; and d. It is, therefore, an appropriate policy to ensure that the State's interests as a market participant are protected with respect to apparel contracts entered into by the State and its instrumentalities. L.2009, c.247, s.1; amended 2013, c.253, s.18.