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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1-69.8 - Definitions

34:1-69.8. Definitions
As used in this act:
a. "Appointing authority" means the presiding judge or justice of any court, the chairman of any board, commission, or authority, the director or commissioner of any department or agency, or any other person presiding at any hearing or other proceeding in which a qualified interpreter is required pursuant to this act.
b. "Hearing impaired person" means a person whose hearing is impaired so as to prohibit the person from understanding oral communication. The term further includes a person who, because of loss of hearing, cannot communicate spoken language.
c. "Principal party in interest" means a person who is a named party in any proceeding or who will be directly affected by the decision or action which may be made or taken.
d. "Qualified interpreter" means an interpreter certified by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. and listed by the State Division of the Deaf in the Department of Labor or the New Jersey Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
e. "Intermediary interpreter" means a certified interpreter who, because of his intimate acquaintance with hearing impaired persons with minimal language skills, can be used as an intermediary between the hearing impaired person and a qualified interpreter.
L.1983, c. 564, s. 2, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1-69.9 - Intermediary interpreter to assist qualified interpreter

34:1-69.9. Intermediary interpreter to assist qualified interpreter
If a qualified interpreter or the hearing impaired client states that the interpretation is not satisfactory and that an intermediary interpreter will improve the quality of interpretation, the appointing authority shall appoint an intermediary interpreter to assist the qualified interpreter. An intermediary interpreter shall be subject to the same provisions that govern a qualified interpreter under this act.
L.1983, c. 564, s. 3, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1-69.10 - Qualified interpreter for hearing impaired persons' appointment; prohibition of retention in custody pending arrival

34:1-69.10. Qualified interpreter for hearing impaired persons' appointment; prohibition of retention in custody pending arrival
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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1-69.11 - Positioning of interpreter

34:1-69.11. Positioning of interpreter
In any action or proceeding in which an interpreter is required to be appointed, the court or administrative authority may not commence proceedings until the appointed interpreter is in full view of and spatially situated to assure proper communication with the hearing impaired person involved as a participant.
L.1983, c. 564, s. 5, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1-69.12 - List of qualified interpreters; request; substitution for appointed interpreter

34:1-69.12. List of qualified interpreters; request; substitution for appointed interpreter
Whenever an appointing authority is required to appoint an interpreter, the appointing authority shall request a list of qualified interpreters from either the State Division of the Deaf in the Department of Labor or the New Jersey Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
If the appointing authority's choice of a qualified interpreter does not meet the needs or wishes of the hearing impaired person, the appointing authority shall appoint another qualified interpreter.
L.1983, c. 564, s. 6, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1-69.13 - List of qualified interpreters; maintenance

34:1-69.13. List of qualified interpreters; maintenance
a. The State Division of the Deaf in the Department of Labor, created pursuant to P.L.1941, c. 197 (C. 34:1-69.1 et seq.) shall maintain a list of qualified interpreters and provide the list to appointing authorities upon request.
b. The division shall regularly obtain a list of qualified interpreters from the New Jersey Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and ensure that the list contains the most current information available from the registry.
L.1983, c. 564, s. 7, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1-69.14 - Oath

34:1-69.14. Oath
Every appointed interpreter before entering upon his duties, shall take an oath that he will make a true interpretation in an understandable manner to the person for whom he is appointed and that he will repeat the statements of the person in the English language to the best of his skill and judgment.
L.1983, c. 564, s. 8, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1-69.15 - Fees and expenses

34:1-69.15. Fees and expenses
a. An appointed interpreter shall receive a reasonable fee for his services, together with his actual expenses for travel and waiting time.
b. The Supreme Court shall establish rules governing the method for payment and the amount of the fee. In the case of any civil or criminal proceeding before a court in this State the fee shall be paid by the court and in the case of any proceeding before a State agency or a county or municipal governing body or agency the fee shall be paid that agency or governing body.
L.1983, c. 564, s. 9, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1-69.16 - Waiver of right to interpreter

34:1-69.16. Waiver of right to interpreter
The right of a hearing impaired person to an interpreter shall not be waived unless the hearing impaired person requests a waiver in writing. The waiver shall be granted if the hearing impaired person's counsel and the appointing authority approve the request for a waiver.
L.1983, c. 564, s. 10, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1-69.17 - Information to remain confidential and privileged

34:1-69.17. Information to remain confidential and privileged
Any information that the interpreter gathers from the hearing impaired person pertaining to any proceeding then pending shall at all times remain confidential and privileged on an equal basis with the attorney-client privilege.
L.1983, c. 564, s. 11, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1-70 - Recovery of penalties, procedure

34:1-70. Recovery of penalties, procedure
34:1-70. Except as otherwise in this Title specifically provided, a proceeding for the recovery of a penalty for the violation of any provision of this Title shall be by a civil action in the name of the commissioner, to be instituted in the Superior Court or a municipal court of the municipality, where the offense was committed.
If a corporation violates the provisions of this Title and if, according to the practice of the court in which the action is brought, service of process cannot be made upon it in the county where the offense was committed, then such service may be made upon the manager, superintendent, foreman or person in charge of the business where such offense was committed. If an individual violating the provisions of this Title is the owner or operator of the business wherein the offense was committed, and if he does not reside in the county where such offense was committed, service of process against him may be made upon the manager, superintendent, foreman or person in charge of the business.
If an individual is committed under execution against his body, he shall not be discharged under the insolvent debtors law of the State, but shall only be discharged by the court issuing the execution, or by the Superior Court, when it is satisfied that further confinement will not result in the payment of the judgment and costs.
Amended 1953,c.33,s.1; 1991,c.91,s.343.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1 - Department of Labor and Industry established; "department" defined

34:1A-1. Department of Labor and Industry established; "department" defined
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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1.1 - Change of name of department of labor and industry to department of labor

34:1A-1.1. Change of name of department of labor and industry to department of labor
On the effective date of this act the Department of Labor and Industry established pursuant to P.L.1948, c. 446 (C. 34:1A-1 et seq.) shall be entitled and known as the Department of Labor and whenever in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Department of Labor and Industry, the same shall mean and refer to the Department of Labor.
L.1981, c. 122, s. 29, eff. April 16, 1981.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1.2 - Department of Labor and Workforce Development; reference.

34:1A-1.2 Department of Labor and Workforce Development; reference.
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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1.3 - Transfer of workforce development programs from DHS.

34:1A-1.3 Transfer of workforce development programs from DHS.
2. a. To the extent not inconsistent with any federal law, and notwithstanding any other State law, all employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities of the Department of Human Services which are funded through the Work First New Jersey program established pursuant to P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.), the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996," Pub.L.104-193, 42 U.S.C. s.601 et seq., and the federal Food Stamp Act of 1977, Pub.L.95-113, 7 U.S.C. s. 2011 et seq. are hereby transferred to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
b. The employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities which shall be transferred from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to this section and provided by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Career guidance;
(2) Labor market information;
(3) Employability assessment;
(4) Development of Employability Development Plans;
(5) Employment-directed case management;
(6) Subsidized and unsubsidized employment in the public and private sectors;
(7) Job search and readiness programs;
(8) Community work experience programs;
(9) Alternative work experience programs;
(10) Community service programs;
(11) On-the -job training;
(12) Vocational education and training;
(13) Employment-related education and job skill training;
(14) Basic skills and literacy training;
(15) Work-related educational enhancements;
(16) A proportionate share of employment and training related expenses;
(17) Referral and access to work support services, including transport and childcare services;
(18) Early employment initiative; and
(19) Career advancement vouchers.
c. The programmatic, administrative and support staff and equipment comprising the employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities in the Department of Human Services are transferred to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to this section and the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.), with all of their functions, powers and duties and a proportionate share of the resources to maintain the programs and activities.
L.2004,c.39,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1.4 - New Jersey Youth Corps transferred.

34:1A-1.4 New Jersey Youth Corps transferred.
3. The New Jersey Youth Corps, established pursuant to P.L.1984, c.198 (C.9:25-1 et seq.), is hereby transferred to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. To the extent not inconsistent with any federal law, and notwithstanding any other State law, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development is authorized to enhance, strengthen and expand the New Jersey Youth Corps program. The programmatic, administrative and support staff and equipment assigned to the New Jersey Youth Corps are transferred to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, with all of their functions, powers and duties and the resources to maintain the programs and activities pursuant to this section and the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.).
L.2004,c.39,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1.5 - Certain powers, functions, duties of DOE transferred.

34:1A-1.5 Certain powers, functions, duties of DOE transferred.
4. a. Notwithstanding any other State law, all powers, functions and duties of the Department of Education with respect to the following employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities are hereby transferred to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development:
(1) The administration and provision of adult education and literacy activities as defined in 20 U.S.C. s.9202;
(2) Operational authority for the approval of private or proprietary trade, business or vocational schools or similar training institutions pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1966, c.13 (C.44:12-2); and
(3) Registration and approval of registered apprenticeship programs under a joint agreement negotiated with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training in the United States Department of Labor.
b. The programmatic, administrative and support staff and equipment comprising the employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities in the Department of Education are transferred to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to this section and the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1et seq.), with all of their functions, powers and duties and a proportionate share of the resources to maintain the programs and activities.
L.2004,c.39,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1.6 - Construction of act relative to Civil Service tenure, rights, protection.

34:1A-1.6 Construction of act relative to Civil Service tenure, rights, protection.
5. a. Nothing in this 2004 amendatory and supplementary act and no transfer carried out pursuant to this act shall be construed or permitted to deprive any person of any tenure rights or reduce or deny any right or protection provided him or her by Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes, or under any pension law or retirement system.
b. All staff who are hired to work at a One Stop Career Center and supported by any resources transferred to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to section 2, 3 or 4 of this act, shall be hired and employed by the State pursuant to Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes, be hired and employed by a political subdivision of the State, or be qualified staff hired and employed by a non-profit organization which began functioning as the One Stop Career Center operator with the written consent of the chief elected official and the commissioner prior to the effective date of this act.
c. Any staff member, including staff located at any One Stop Career Center, providing services to unemployment insurance claimants or services to employment service clients shall be hired and employed pursuant to Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes, if that staff member is supported by any funds provided to the State under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. s.49 et seq.) or section 903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. s.1103), as amended.
d. For the purpose of this section, "One Stop Career Center" means any of the facilities established, sponsored or designated by the State, a political subdivision of the State or a Workforce Investment Board in a local area to coordinate or make available State and local programs providing employment and training services or other employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities, including job placement services, and any other similar facility as may be established, sponsored or designated at any later time to coordinate or make available any of those programs, services or activities, and "qualified staff" means staff whose qualifications meet standards set by regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development.
L.2004,c.39,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1.9 - Rules, regulations.

34:1A-1.9 Rules, regulations.
3. The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and in consultation with the Advisory Council on Domestic Violence created pursuant to P.L.1979, c.337 (C.30:14-1 et seq.) and the Commissioner of Community Affairs, adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of section 2 of this act.
L.2005,c.309,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1.10 - Credentials Review Board established.

34:1A-1.10 Credentials Review Board established.
25. There is established, in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Credentials Review Board, for the purpose of directing the technical credentialing process for the workforce investment system and approving such credentials as it deems appropriate for issuance to individuals in connection with employment and training programs. The board shall include the following members or their designated representatives: the Commissioner of Education; the Staff Director of the Center for Occupational Employment Information; the Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education; the Director of the Division of Vocational Education; the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development; the Executive Director of the State Employment and Training Commission; a Workforce Investment Board director as designated by the commissioner; and a One-Stop Career Center operator as designated by the department.
L.2005,c.354,s.25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1.11 - Definitions relative to suspension, revocation of certain employer licenses.

34:1A-1.11 Definitions relative to suspension, revocation of certain employer licenses.
1. As used in this act:
"Agency" means any agency, department, board or commission of this State, or of any political subdivision of this State, that issues a license for purposes of operating a business in this State.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, and shall include any designee, authorized representative, or agent acting on behalf of the commissioner.
"License" means any agency permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter or similar form of authorization that is required by law and that is issued by any agency for the purposes of operating a business in this State, and includes, but is not limited to:
(1) A certificate of incorporation pursuant to the "New Jersey Business Corporation Act," N.J.S.14A:1-1 et seq.;
(2) A certificate of authority pursuant to N.J.S.14A:13-1 et seq.;
(3) A statement of qualification or a statement of foreign qualification pursuant to the "Uniform Partnership Act (1996)," P.L.2000, c.161 (C.42:1A-1 et al.);
(4) A certificate of limited partnership or a certificate of authority pursuant to the "Uniform Limited Partnership Law (1976)," P.L.1983, c.489 (C.42:2A-1 et seq.);
(5) A certificate of formation or certified registration pursuant to the "New Jersey Limited Liability Company Act," P.L.1993, c.210 (C.42:2B-1 et seq.); and
(6) Any license, certificate, permit or registration pursuant to R.S.48:16-1 et seq., R.S.48:16-13 et seq.; the "New Jersey Alcoholic Beverage Control Act," R.S.33:1-1 et seq.; section 4 of P.L.2001, c.260 (C.34:8-70); P.L.1971, c.192 (C.34:8A-7 et seq.); section 12 of P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-130); section 14 of P.L.1981, c.1 (C.56:8-1.1); or "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act," P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.).
"State wage, benefit and tax laws" means:
(1) P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.1 et seq.);
(2) The "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act," P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.);
(3) The "New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law," P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a et seq.);
(4) The workers' compensation law, R.S.34:15-1 et seq.;
(5) The "unemployment compensation law," R.S.43:21-1 et seq.;
(6) The "Temporary Disability Benefits Law," P.L.1948, c.110 (C.43:21-25 et al.);
(7) P.L.2008, c.17 (C.43:21-39.1 et al.);
(8) The "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq.; and
(9) P.L.2018, c.10 (C.34:11D-1 et seq.).
L.2009, c.194, s.1; amended 2021, c.165, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1.13 - Presumption of successor firm.

34:1A-1.13 Presumption of successor firm.
3. A rebuttable presumption that an employer has established a successor firm shall arise if the two parties share two or more of the following capacities or characteristics:
a. Performing similar work within the same geographical area;
b. Occupying the same premises;
c. Having the same telephone or fax number;
d. Having the same e-mail address or Internet website;
e. Employing substantially the same work force, administrative employees, or both;
f. Utilizing the same tools, equipment or facilities;
g. Employing or engaging the services of any person or persons involved in the direction or control of the other; or
h. Listing substantially the same work experience.
L.2009, c.194, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1.14 - Notification of employer responsibility relative to record maintenance.

34:1A-1.14 Notification of employer responsibility relative to record maintenance.
4. a. Each employer which is required to maintain and report records regarding wages, benefits, taxes and other contributions and assessments pursuant to State wage, benefit and tax laws, as defined in section 1 of this act, shall conspicuously post notification, in a place or places accessible to all employees in each of the employer's workplaces, in a form issued by regulation adopted by the commissioner, of the obligation of the employer to maintain and report those records. The employer shall also provide each employee a written copy of the notification not later than 30 days after the form of the notification is issued, or, if the employee is hired after the issuance, at the time of the employee's hiring. In adopting the regulation regarding the notification requirement, the commissioner shall, to the greatest extent practicable, design the notification in a manner which coordinates or consolidates the notification with any other notifications required pursuant to State wage, benefit and tax laws, as defined in section 1 of this act. The notification shall also provide information on how an employee or the employee's authorized representative, may contact, by telephone, mail and e-mail, a representative of the commissioner to provide information to, or file a complaint with, the representative regarding possible violations of the requirements of this act or any State wage, benefit and tax law, as defined in section 1 of this act, or may obtain information about any actual violation, including any audit undertaken pursuant to this act.
b. No employer shall discharge or in any other manner discriminate against an employee because the employee has made an inquiry or complaint to his employer, to the commissioner or to his authorized representative regarding any possible violation by the employer of the provisions of this act or any State wage, benefit and tax laws, as defined in section 1 of this act, or because the employee has caused to be instituted or is about to cause to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this act or those laws, or because the employee has testified or is about to testify in the proceeding.
c. Any employer who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense and shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000. In the case of a discharge or other discriminatory action in violation of this section, the employer shall also be required to offer reinstatement in employment to the discharged employee and to correct any discriminatory action, and to pay to the employee all reasonable legal costs of the action, all wages and benefits lost as a result of the discharge or discriminatory action, plus punitive damages equal to two times the lost wages and benefits, under penalty of contempt proceedings for failure to comply with the requirement.
L.2009, c.194, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1.15 - Provision of information relative to certain employee leave and benefit rights.

34:1A-1.15 Provision of information relative to certain employee leave and benefit rights.
1. a. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall maintain on its Internet website a webpage developed by the department, in consultation with the Department of Law and Public Safety, of information regarding any rights provided by law to employees in New Jersey to receive benefits during family leave or disability, and any rights provided by law for employees to return to work after leave.
b. The information required pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) information that an employee eligible to receive benefits for the purpose of caring for a child during the first 12 months after the child's birth, may be also eligible for temporary disability benefits pursuant to P.L.1948, c.110 (C.43:21-25 et al.) during pregnancy and recovery from childbirth for the period that a legally licensed practitioner specified under subsection (d) of section 15 of P.L.1948, c.110 (C.43:21-39) deems necessary, and that an employee eligible for temporary disability benefits in connection with pregnancy and recovery from childbirth may also be eligible for family leave benefits to care for the child after recovery from childbirth;
(2) information regarding an employee's rights to return to work pursuant to the "Family Leave Act," P.L.1989, c.261 (C.34:11B-1 et seq.), the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act," P.L.2013, c.82 (C.34:11C-1 et seq.), and the federal "Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993," Pub.L.103-3 (29 U.S.C.s.2601 et seq.), including an explanation of the types of employers subject to each of those acts and an explanation of an employee's rights if the employer is not subject to those acts;
(3) links to texts of: the "Family Leave Act," P.L.1989, c.261 (C.34:11B-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 seq.); the "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act," P.L.2013, c.82 (C.34:11C-1 et seq.); and R.S.34:15-1 et seq.; and
(4) instructions for claiming the benefits provided to workers pursuant to each law indicated in paragraph (3) of this subsection and information on where employers and employees can make inquiries or request resources relevant to each of those laws.
L.2015, c.248, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1.19 - Post notices about misclassification.

34:1A-1.19 Post notices about misclassification.
1. Post notices about misclassification. a. Each employer required to maintain and report records regarding wages, benefits, taxes and other contributions and assessments pursuant to State wage, benefit and tax laws, as defined in section 1 of P.L.2009, c.194 (C.34:1A-1.11), shall conspicuously post notification, in a place or places accessible to all employees in each of the employer's workplaces, in a form issued by the commissioner, explaining:
(1) The prohibition against employers misclassifying employees;
(2) The standard delineated in paragraph (6) of subsection (i) of R.S.43:21-19 that is applied by the department to determine whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor;
(3) The benefits and protections to which an employee is entitled under State wage, benefit and tax laws;
(4) The remedies under New Jersey law to which workers affected by misclassification may be entitled; and
(5) Information on how a worker or a worker's authorized representative may contact, by telephone, mail and e-mail, a representative of the commissioner to provide information to, or file a complaint with, the representative regarding possible worker misclassification.
b. No employer shall discharge or in any other manner discriminate against an employee because the employee has made an inquiry or complaint to his employer, to the commissioner or to his authorized representative regarding possible worker misclassification, or because the employee has caused to be instituted or is about to cause to be instituted any proceeding regarding worker misclassification under State wage, benefit and tax laws, or because the employee has testified in the proceeding.
c. An employer who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense and shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000. In the case of a discharge or other discriminatory action in violation of this section, the employer shall also be required to offer reinstatement in employment to the discharged employee and to correct any discriminatory action, and to pay the employee all reasonable legal costs of the action, all wages and benefits lost as a result of the discharge or discriminatory action, plus punitive damages equal to two times the lost wages and benefits, under penalty of contempt proceedings for failure to comply with the requirement.
L.2019, c.375, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1.20 - Information regarding worker misclassification.

34:1A-1.20 Information regarding worker misclassification.
2. Information regarding worker misclassification. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall maintain a webpage that contains information regarding:
(a) The prohibition against employers misclassifying employees;
(b) The standard delineated in paragraph (6) of subsection (i) of R.S.43:21-19 that is applied by the department to determine whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor;
(c) The benefits and legal protections to which an employee is entitled under State wage, benefit and tax laws;
(d) The remedies under New Jersey law to which workers affected by misclassification may be entitled; and
(e) Information on how a worker or a worker's authorized representative may contact, by telephone, mail and e-mail, a representative of the commissioner to provide information to, or file a complaint with, the representative regarding possible worker misclassification.
L.2019, c.375, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1.21 - Findings, declarations.

34:1A-1.21 Findings, declarations.
1. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. More than 19 million people in the United States work in state and local governments, and more than 570,000 people have public sector jobs in New Jersey, including 130,000 State government employees, employed in a wide variety of jobs and occupations, including accountants, corrections officers, mail clerks, chaplains, social workers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, and computer programmers;
b. People with disabilities can benefit from the experience of employment in State agencies, gaining skills and receiving benefits through both internships and employment in the public sector and the State can benefit from the contributions that they can make as State employees;
c. Nine states have instituted within their human resources agencies policies and programs that foster the inclusion of people with disabilities into state government jobs, including provisional appointments, alternative examination and interview processes, trial work periods, and special appointment lists;
d. As a leading employer, and as an employer providing many well-paid, quality jobs with ample paid time off and medical and pension benefits, the State of New Jersey can set an important example to other employers, especially private sector employers, by increasing its efforts to recruit and retain in employment individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; and
e. It is therefore appropriate to establish a Task Force to Promote the Employment by State Agencies of People with Disabilities for the purposes of studying the problem of unemployment and underemployment among individuals in New Jersey with disabilities, reviewing existing programs in this and other states, and private sector companies, to recruit and retain in employment individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and assisting in the identification and implementation of strategies to expand efforts of New Jersey State agencies to recruit and retain in employment individuals with disabilities, including by providing guidance and support to agencies and institutions of higher education.
L.2021, c.84, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1.22 - Task Force to Promote the Employment by State Agencies of People with Disabilities.

34:1A-1.22 Task Force to Promote the Employment by State Agencies of People with Disabilities.
2. a. There is established, in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Task Force to Promote the Employment by State Agencies of People with Disabilities. The task force shall consist of 13 members, including one representative each for the Civil Service Commission, the Department of Education, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the State Treasurer, the Office of the Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families, the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the State Rehabilitation Council, and the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, who shall serve ex officio, and five members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate as follows: a member representing the Association for Choices in Community Supports and Employment Services (ACCSES New Jersey); a member representing The Arc of New Jersey; a representative of a community rehabilitation program, and two individuals who have a disability.
b. All appointments shall be made within 90 days after the effective date of this act. The appointed members of the task force shall serve for terms of three years. Vacancies in the membership of the appointed members of the task force shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.
c. Members of the task force shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the task force, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the task force for its purposes.
d. The task force shall organize as soon as possible after the appointments are made and select a chairperson from among its members. The task force shall meet at least quarterly, may hold meetings and hearings at places and times as it designates, and may meet at any other times at the call of the chairperson. No action shall be taken by the task force except by an affirmative vote of a majority of the voting members.
L.2021, c.84, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-1.23 - Purpose of task force.

34:1A-1.23 Purpose of task force.
3. a. The purpose of the task force is to study the problem of unemployment and underemployment among individuals with disabilities, review relevant, available programs within the State of New Jersey for State and local government agencies to recruit, hire, and retain in employment individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as similar programs in other states and private sector employers, and assist in the identification and implementation of strategies to expand efforts of New Jersey State and local government agencies to recruit, hire, and retain in employment individuals with disabilities.
b. The task force shall issue annual reports which offer a vision and provide viable recommendations on how the State can increase opportunities for employment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by expanding efforts of New Jersey State and local government agencies to promote the employment of such individuals by recruiting, hiring, and retaining them in employment, including by providing guidance and support to agencies and institutions of higher education.
c. The task force shall issue its first report to the Governor and Legislature not later than one year after the members of the task force are appointed. Each annual report shall be made available to the public by means including the posting of the report on the web sites of the State agencies represented on the task force.
L.2021, c.84, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-2 - Commissioner of Labor and Industry; head of department; appointment; term; salary

34:1A-2. Commissioner of Labor and Industry; head of department; appointment; term; salary
The administrator and head of the department shall be a commissioner, who shall be known as the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, and who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of his office. The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor during the Governor's term of office and until the appointment and qualification of the commissioner's successor. He shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1763, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-3 - Duties of Commissioner

34:1A-3. Duties of Commissioner
The commissioner, as head of the department, shall:
(a) Administer the work of the department;
(b) Appoint and remove officers and other personnel employed within the department, subject to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service, and other applicable statutes, except as herein otherwise specifically provided;
(c) Perform, exercise and discharge the functions, powers and duties of the department through such divisions as may be established by this act or otherwise by law;
(d) Organize the work of the department in such divisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act and in such bureaus and other organizational units as he may determine to be necessary for efficient and effective operation;
(e) Adopt, issue and promulgate, in the name of the department, such rules and regulations as may be authorized by law;
(f) Formulate and adopt rules and regulations for the efficient conduct of the work and general administration of the department, its officers and employees;
(g) Institute or cause to be instituted such legal proceedings or processes as may be necessary properly to enforce and give effect to any of his powers or duties;
(h) Make an annual report to the Governor and to the Legislature of the department's operations, and render such other reports as the Governor shall from time to time request or as may be required by law;
(i) Co-ordinate the activities of the department, and the several divisions and other agencies therein, in a manner designed to eliminate overlapping and duplicating functions;
(j) Integrate within the department, so far as practicable, all staff services of the department and of the several divisions and other agencies therein; and
(k) Perform such other functions as may be prescribed in this act or by any other law.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1763, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-3.1 - Job training programs.

34:1A-3.1 Job training programs.
8. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall establish job training programs for those who work in manufacturing and servicing of offshore wind energy equipment through Workforce Investment Boards, county colleges, and other appropriate institutions. The department shall develop training curricula in consultation with the equipment manufacturers.
L.2018, c.17, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-4 - Delegation of powers by commissioner

34:1A-4. Delegation of powers by commissioner
The commissioner may delegate to subordinate officers or employees in the department such of his powers as he may deem desirable, to be exercised under his supervision and direction, and shall, by order, rule or regulation filed with the Secretary of State designate one or more officers or employees in the department who may act for him and on his behalf in the event of his absence or disability.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1764, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-5 - Divisions in Department

34:1A-5. Divisions in Department
There is hereby established in the Department of Labor and Industry a Division of Labor, a Division of Workmen's Compensation, and a Division of Employment Security.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1764, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-5.1 - Reference to division of workmen's compensation to mean and refer to division of workers' compensation

34:1A-5.1. Reference to division of workmen's compensation to mean and refer to division of workers' compensation
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the division heretofore referred to as the Division of Workmen's Compensation in the Department of Labor and Industry shall be known as the Division of Workers' Compensation, and whenever the term "Division of Workmen's Compensation" is used in any law or statute such term shall mean and refer to the Division of Workers' Compensation.
L.1975, c. 352, s. 1, eff. March 3, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-6 - Powers and duties of existing Department of Labor, of Commissioner of Labor and of Unemployment Compensation Commission transferred

34:1A-6. Powers and duties of existing Department of Labor, of Commissioner of Labor and of Unemployment Compensation Commission transferred
All of the functions, powers and duties of the existing Department of Labor, of the Commissioner of Labor, and of the respective bureaus and divisions therein, of the existing Unemployment Compensation Commission, and of the respective bureaus and divisions therein, and of the executive director of such commission are continued, but such functions, powers and duties are hereby transferred to the Department of Labor and Industry established hereunder.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1764, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-7 - Division of Labor to perform duties transferred exclusive of those administered through workmen's compensation bureau and those performed under chapter fifteen of Title 34

34:1A-7. Division of Labor to perform duties transferred exclusive of those administered through workmen's compensation bureau and those performed under chapter fifteen of Title 34
All of the functions, powers and duties of the existing Department of Labor and of the respective bureaus and divisions therein and of the Commissioner of Labor herein transferred to the Department of Labor and Industry, exclusive of those of, or relating to, or administered through, the workmen's compensation bureau and those exercised or performed in the administration of the provisions of chapter fifteen of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, and the acts amendatory and supplementary thereof, are hereby assigned to, and shall be exercised and performed through, the Division of Labor in the department.
L.1948, c. 446, p. 1765, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-7.1 - Orientation program to educate employers about wage and hour laws, etc.

34:1A-7.1. Orientation program to educate employers about wage and hour laws, etc.
27. The Division of Workplace Standards shall conduct an extensive orientation program to educate new and existing employers about wage and hour laws and, as appropriate, other laws pertaining to workplace standards. To implement the program, the division may foster cooperative efforts with any appropriate business organization, trade association, civic or community organization or educational institution.
L.1991,c.205,s.27.