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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-377 - Garden State C-PACE program.

34:1B-377 Garden State C-PACE program.
4. a. The authority shall establish a Garden State C-PACE program to facilitate the financing of C-PACE projects in municipalities that adopt an opt-in ordinance. The Garden State C-PACE program shall consist of the development of uniform assessment documents and program guidelines for the financing of C-PACE projects to be undertaken by property owners as local improvements and the provision by ordinance, subject to the approval of the authority, for a C-PACE assessment to be imposed on properties within the municipality, if the owner of a property requests the C-PACE assessment in order to undertake and finance a C-PACE project. C-PACE projects on an individual property subject to the same C-PACE assessment agreement collectively shall constitute a separate local improvement and shall be assessed separately to the property owner benefitted thereby.
b. The authority may contract with, and set the compensation of, one or more third-party administrators, whether private, public or quasi-public, or for-profit or not-for-profit, to assist the authority in its implementation or administration, or a combination thereof, of the Garden State C-PACE program pursuant to a competitive bidding process. The authority may delegate any duties under the program to one or more third-party administrators, provided that the authority shall not delegate its responsibility for general oversight of the Garden State C-PACE program.
c. The authority may enter into a memorandum of agreement with one or more State government agencies or instrumentalities whereby any of the powers the authority may exercise or responsibilities it must fulfill pursuant to P.L.2021, c.201 (C.34:1B-374 et al.) may be exercised or fulfilled, as the case may be, by such agency or instrumentality, and any fund that may be used for administrative expenses by the authority may be used by such agency or instrumentality in exercising such powers or fulfilling such responsibilities.
d. The authority may establish a loss reserve, issue guarantees, or both, to mitigate the repayment risk assumed by capital providers providing direct financing, in order to improve the availability and financial terms of such financing of C-PACE projects for property owners.
L.2021, c.201, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-381 - Fee charged to county, municipality.

34:1B-381 Fee charged to county, municipality.
8. a. The authority may charge a county or authorized municipality a fee to review a proposed local C-PACE program ordinance or local C-PACE program guidelines. The fee shall reflect the reasonable and actual cost of the review, provided that the fee shall be a one-time charge not to exceed $5,000.
b. The authority may charge the property owner a fee for the review of an application for a C-PACE project in the Garden State C-PACE program and for its fulfillment of such obligations, if any, that the authority may undertake to serve as an intermediary in the remittance of C-PACE assessments to capital providers if requested by the participating municipality. The fee shall reflect the reasonable and actual costs of the review or fulfillment of any obligations that the authority may undertake.
c. A participating municipality may charge the property owner an annual fee for the billing, collecting, and remitting of the C-PACE assessment. The fee shall reflect the reasonable and actual cost of the billing, collecting, and remitting of the annual amounts due for the C-PACE assessment.
L.2021, c.201, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-1 - Definitions

34:2-1. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
"Bakery" includes all buildings, rooms or places where biscuits, pies, bread, crackers, cakes and confectionery are made or manufactured for sale.
"Custodian" means any person, organization or society having the legal custody of a child.
"Laundry" means any place which laundry work is regularly carried on.
"Manufacturing establishment" means any place where articles for use or consumption are regularly made.
"Mercantile establishment" means any place where goods, wares, or merchandise are offered for sale.
"Restaurant" means any place where meals or refreshments, both food and drink, are served to the public.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.2 - Minors under 16 not to be employed; exceptions; nonresidents

34:2-21.2. Minors under 16 not to be employed; exceptions; nonresidents
2. No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in, about, or in connection with any gainful occupation at any time; provided, that minors between 14 and 16 years of age may be employed, permitted or suffered to work outside school hours and during school vacations but not in or for a factory or in any occupation otherwise prohibited by law or by order or regulation made in pursuance of law; and provided, further, that minors under 16 years of age may engage in professional employment in theatrical productions upon the obtaining of a permit therefor and may engage outside school hours and during school vacations in agricultural pursuits or in street trades and as newspaperboys as defined in this act, in accordance with the provisions of section 15 of this act. Minors may also engage in employment in domestic service performed outside of school hours or during school vacations, in a residence other than the minor's own home. Nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to the work of a minor engaged in domestic service or agricultural pursuits performed outside of school hours or during school vacations in connection with the minor's own home and directly for his parents or legal guardian.
Except as to the employment of a minor for whom a theatrical employment permit has been issued, no minor under 16 years of age not a resident of this State shall be employed, permitted or suffered to work in any occupation or service whatsoever at any time during which the law of the state of his residence required his attendance at school, or at any time during the hours when the public schools in the district in which employment in such occupation or services may be available are in session.
L.1940, c. 153, p. 332, s. 2. Amended by L.1956, c. 127, p. 530, s. 1; L.1962, c. 91, s. 9; L.1964, c. 288, s. 2; L.1983, c. 196, s. 1, eff. May 27, 1983; amended 2022, c.63, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.4 - Lunch period for minors under 18

34:2-21.4. Lunch period for minors under 18
4. No minor under eighteen years of age shall be employed or permitted to work for more than six hours continuously without an interval of at least thirty minutes for a lunch period, and no period of less than thirty minutes shall be deemed to interrupt a continuous period of work.
L.1940, c. 153, p. 334, s. 4; amended 2022, c.63, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.5 - Posting of law, list of prohibited occupations and schedule of hours of labor; permitting minors to begin later or stop earlier than time stated in schedule

34:2-21.5. Posting of law, list of prohibited occupations and schedule of hours of labor; permitting minors to begin later or stop earlier than time stated in schedule
Every employer shall post and keep conspicuously posted in the establishment wherein any minor under 18 is employed, permitted, or suffered to work a printed abstract of this act and a list of the occupations prohibited to such minors, to be furnished by the Department of Labor, and a schedule of hours of labor which shall contain the name of each minor under 18 the maximum number of hours he shall be required or permitted to work during each day of the week, the total hours per week, the time of commencing and stopping work each day, and the time for the beginning and ending of the daily meal period. An employer may permit such minor to begin work after the time for beginning, and stop before the time for ending work stated in the schedule; but he shall not otherwise employ or permit him to work except as stated in the schedule. This schedule shall be on a form provided by the Department of Labor and shall remain the property of that department. Nothing in this section shall apply to the employment of minors in agricultural pursuits or in domestic service in private homes, or as newspaperboys as provided in this act.
L.1940, c. 153, p. 334, s. 5. Amended by L.1964, c. 288, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.6 - Record of employment of minors under 19

34:2-21.6. Record of employment of minors under 19
Every employer shall keep a record, in a form approved by the Department of Labor, which shall state the name, date of birth and address of each person under 19 years of age employed, the number of hours worked by said person on each day of the week, the hours of beginning and ending such work, the hours of beginning and ending meal periods, the amount of wages paid, and such other information as the department shall by regulation require. Such record shall be kept on file for at least 1 year after the entry of the record and shall be open to the inspection of the Department of Labor, of attendance officers and of police officers. Nothing in this section shall apply to the employment of minors in agricultural pursuits, or in domestic service in private homes, or as newspaperboys as provided in this act.
L.1940, c. 153, p. 334, s. 6. Amended by L.1964, c. 288, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.16 - Fees or expenses not to be paid by child, parent or guardian

34:2-21.16. Fees or expenses not to be paid by child, parent or guardian
No fees or expenses incurred in obtaining any certificates under this act shall be charged to or paid by any child, parent, guardian or other person having custody or control of such a child for any service had under this act.
L.1940, c. 153, p. 343, s. 16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.17a - Inapplicability of s. 34:2-21.17 to participants in junior achievement program

34:2-21.17a. Inapplicability of s. 34:2-21.17 to participants in junior achievement program
Section 17 to P.L. 1940, c. 153 (C. 34:2-21.17) shall not apply to minors under the age of 18 years who participate or work in any junior achievement program. As used in this act "junior achievement program" means any program under which minors under the age of 18 engage in business enterprises or activities pursuant to an economics education program conducted under the guidance of adult sponsors from private business and industry.
L.1982, c. 170, s. 1, eff. Nov. 5, 1982.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.17b - Provisions for minors as volunteers at recycling centers

34:2-21.17b. Provisions for minors as volunteers at recycling centers
Concurrent with all other provisions of P.L. 1940, c. 153 (C. 34:2-21.1 et seq.), minors who are 12 through 17 years of age shall be permitted to work as volunteers at community operated noncommercial recycling centers operated by a municipality or a community service organization authorized by a municipality to operate a recycling center subject to the following provisions:
a. That these recycling centers handle only those waste products normally included in the municipal waste stream such as newspapers and glass and metal beverage containers;
b. That under no circumstances shall a minor be permitted to work in a community recycling center that is in any way associated with a profit making commercial enterprise other than to sell the recyclable products referred to in subsection a.;
c. That no minor shall operate, perform maintenance, clean, inspect or work in, about, or in connection with any power driven machinery involved in the recycling process;
d. That no minor shall work in a community recycling center without the safety equipment required by law;
e. That no minor shall be permitted to work as a volunteer at a recycling center except under the direct supervision of an adult;
f. That no minor shall handle or be exposed to hazardous waste products or other hazardous substances; and
g. That the municipality which operates the center or authorizes the operation of the center by a community service organization has secured adequate liability insurance to provide compensation for all injuries sustained by minors working voluntarily at the center.
For the purposes of this section, "community operated noncommercial recycling center" means any recycling center that is sponsored by a municipality and is engaged in the recycling activity as a community service.
L. 1987, c. 249, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.17c - Not considered employee.

34:2-21.17c. Not considered employee.
A minor working voluntarily at a recycling center shall not be deemed an employee under R.S. 34:15-36. A municipality or community service organization which uses the services of a minor under this act shall not be subject to R.S. 34:15-10, provided that the municipality or organization has fully complied with P.L. 1940, c. 153 (C. 34:2-21.1 et seq.) and the provisions of this act.
L. 1987, c. 249, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.17d - Employment of minors as volunteers for certain nonprofit organizations

34:2-21.17d. Employment of minors as volunteers for certain nonprofit organizations
1. Concurrent with all other provisions of P.L.1940, c.153 (C.34:2-21.1 et seq.), minors who are 14 through 17 years of age shall be permitted to work as volunteers for nonprofit organizations engaged in the construction of affordable housing as determined by the Commissioner of Labor subject to the following provisions:
a. That under no circumstances shall a minor be permitted to work in a project involving the construction of affordable housing that is in any way associated with a profit-making commercial enterprise;
b. That no minor shall operate, perform maintenance, clean, inspect or work in, about, or in connection with any power-driven machinery involved in the construction of affordable housing;
c. That no minor shall engage in the construction of affordable housing without the safety equipment required by law;
d. That no minor shall be permitted to work as a volunteer in the construction of affordable housing except under the direct supervision of an adult;
e. That no minor shall be exposed to hazardous waste products or other hazardous substances;
f. That no minor shall be permitted to work on any excavation, scaffolding or roofing;
g. That no minor shall be permitted to work:
(1) during school hours;
(2) before 7 a.m.;
(3) after 7 p.m.; except that minors may work until 9 p.m. between Memorial Day and Labor Day;
(4) for more than five consecutive hours without a half-hour break; and
(5) for more than 18 hours per week when school is in session; and
h. That the nonprofit organization engaged in the construction of affordable housing has secured liability insurance to provide compensation for all injuries, including, but not limited to, occupational illness, sustained by minors working voluntarily in the construction of affordable housing. The insurance required by this section shall have coverage limits of at least $2,500,000 per occurrence, at least $2,500,000 aggregate per year and $250,000 for property damage, or such higher amounts as the Commissioner of Insurance may promulgate from time to time to adjust for inflation.
L.1994,c.82,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.17e - Minor working voluntarily not deemed employee

34:2-21.17e. Minor working voluntarily not deemed employee
2. A minor working voluntarily in the construction of affordable housing pursuant to section 1 of this act shall not be deemed an employee under R.S.34:15-36. A nonprofit organization which uses the services of a minor under this act shall not be subject to R.S.34:15-10, provided that the nonprofit organization has fully complied with P.L.1940, c.153 (C.34:2-21.1 et seq.) and the provisions of this act.
L.1994,c.82,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.17f - Inapplicability of C.34:2-21.17 under certain circumstances; "educational program in science" defined.

34:2-21.17f Inapplicability of C.34:2-21.17 under certain circumstances; "educational program in science" defined.
1. Section 17 of P.L.1940, c.153 (C.34:2-21.17) shall not apply to minors under the age of 18 who have successfully reached the ninth or higher grade level and who have the approval of a parent or guardian to participate or work in any educational program in science. A school student shall not participate or work in the program more than 20 hours per week during the school year.
As used in this act "educational program in science " means a program in which any minor under the age of 18 who has successfully reached the ninth or higher grade level participates in a scientific project or activity located in a research facility pursuant to an educational program under the supervision of the minor's school and adult sponsors from private business and industry, provided that no supervision by a school shall be required if the minor is a high school graduate.
L.2000,c.31,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.17g - Rules, regulations.

34:2-21.17g Rules, regulations.
2. The Commissioner of Labor, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
L.2000,c.31,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.18 - Enforcement of act; inspection of places and certificates

34:2-21.18. Enforcement of act; inspection of places and certificates
It shall be the duty of the Department of Labor and its inspectors and agents, acting under the Commissioner of Labor, to enforce the provisions of this act, to make complaints against persons violating its provisions, and to prosecute violations of the same. The Commissioner of Labor and any inspector or other authorized person acting under him, attendance officers and other persons employed by law to compel the attendance of children at school, and officers and agents of any duly incorporated society for the protection of children from cruelty and neglect, shall have authority to enter and inspect at any time any place or establishment covered by this act, and to have access to employment or age certificates or special permits kept on file by the employers and such other records as may aid in the enforcement of this act.
L.1940, c. 153, p. 345, s. 18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.20 - Partial invalidity

34:2-21.20. Partial invalidity
If any provisions of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
L.1940, c. 153, p. 346, s. 20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.21 - Repeals

34:2-21.21. Repeals
The provisions of article two, chapter two, of Title 34, Revised Statutes [s.s. 34:2-2 to 34:2-21], and of sections 18:14-15 to 18:14-33, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes, are hereby repealed.
L.1940, c. 153, p. 346, s. 21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.22a - Newspaperboys; effect of act upon rights under Workmen's Compensation Act

34:2-21.22a. Newspaperboys; effect of act upon rights under Workmen's Compensation Act
Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect adversely any right or rights of newspaperboys under the provisions of chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey.
L.1965, c. 3, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.57 - Definitions.

34:2-21.57 Definitions.
1. As used in this act:
a. "Professional employment" means employment for pay as an actor or performer in a theatrical production.
b. "Theatrical production" means and includes stage, motion picture and television performances and rehearsals therefor.
c. "Prohibited performance" means and includes appearances as a rope or wire walker or rider, gymnast, wrestler, boxer, contortionist, acrobat, rider of a horse or other animal unless the minor is trained to safely ride such horse or animal, or rider of any vehicle other than that generally used by a minor of the same age, or appearance in any illegal, indecent, or immoral exhibition, practice, or theatrical production or in any practice, exhibition, or theatrical production dangerous to the life, limb, health or morals of a minor, or appearance or exhibition of a minor with a physical or mental disability.
L.1962, c.91, s.1; amended 1981, c.147, s.1; 1981, c.331, s.4; 2017, c.131, s.132.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.58 - Theatrical productions; employment of minors under 16

34:2-21.58. Theatrical productions; employment of minors under 16
Notwithstanding any provision of the child labor laws of this State, the professional employment of minors under the age of 16 years in theatrical productions is authorized upon compliance with the conditions in this act set forth.
L.1962, c. 91, s. 2. Amended by L.1977, c. 430, s. 1, eff. Feb. 28, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.60 - Refusal to grant permit or certificate; grounds; record

34:2-21.60. Refusal to grant permit or certificate; grounds; record
The issuing officer or the Commissioner of Labor, pursuant to section 3b. of P.L.1962, c. 91 (C. 34:2-21.59), may refuse to grant a permit or certificate if, in his judgment, the best interests of the minor would be served by such refusal and he shall keep a record of such refusals, and the reasons therefor. A refusal by the issuing officer shall not preclude a contrary decision by the commissioner.
L.1962, c. 91, s. 4. Amended by L.1981, c. 147, s. 3, eff. May 14, 1981; L.1981, c. 331, s. 6, eff. Dec. 14, 1981.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.61 - Renewal of permits; inspection

34:2-21.61. Renewal of permits; inspection
Permits may be renewed upon application. A separate permit shall be required for each employee. The employer shall have the permit available for inspection at all times at the place of employment.
L.1962, c. 91, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.62 - Delivery of application to department of labor

34:2-21.62. Delivery of application to department of labor
The Department of Education shall deliver a copy of each application to the Department of Labor.
L.1962, c. 91, s. 6. Amended by L.1981, c. 147, s. 4, eff. May 14, 1981.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.63a - Employment of minor under 16 to perform indecent or immoral exhibition; high misdemeanor

34:2-21.63a. Employment of minor under 16 to perform indecent or immoral exhibition; high misdemeanor
Any person who obtains a permit under this act and employs a minor under the age of 16 to perform an indecent or immoral exhibition, which exhibition is a prohibited performance under this act, shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor. For the purpose of this act, indecent or immoral exhibition means (1) sexual intercourse, or (2) anal intercourse, or (3) masturbation, or (4) bestiality, or (5) sadism, or (6) masochism, or (7) fellatio, or (8) cunnilingus, or (9) any other sexual activity, or (10) nudity, if such nudity is to be depicted for the purpose of sexual stimulation or gratification of any person who may view such depiction.
L.1977, c. 430, s. 3, eff. Feb. 28, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.63b - Violations; penalty

34:2-21.63b. Violations; penalty
Whoever obtains any permit under this act (P.L.1962, c. 91; C. 34:2-21.57 et seq.) upon any false statement made in applying therefor, or employs or permits or suffers any minor to be employed or to work in violation of this act or of the terms of any permit issued under this act or of any order or ruling issued under the provisions of this act, or obstructs the Departments of Labor and Education, their officers or agents, or any other person authorized to inspect places of employment under this act, and whoever, having under his control or custody any minor, permits or suffers him to be employed or to work in violation of this act is guilty of an offense. Where a defendant acts knowingly, an offense under this section shall be a crime of the fourth degree. Otherwise, it shall be a disorderly persons offense. Each day during which any violation of this act continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense, and the employment of any minor in violation of the act shall with respect to each minor so employed, constitute a separate and distinct offense.
L.1981, c. 147, s. 6, eff. May 14, 1981. Amended by L.1981, c. 331, s. 7, eff. Dec. 14, 1981.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-21.64 - Forms and regulations; safeguards governing working conditions, supervision and education

34:2-21.64. Forms and regulations; safeguards governing working conditions, supervision and education
The Department of Education and the Department of Labor shall prescribe forms and regulations concerning applications for and issuance of permits and certificates and the Department of Labor may issue regulations concerning the administration and enforcement of this act and, notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, after consultation with the Department of Education, shall prescribe special safeguards governing the working conditions, supervision and education of minors under the age of 16, with particular attention to minors under the age of 6 years not inconsistent with the purposes of this act.
L.1962, c. 91, s. 8. Amended by L.1977, c. 430, s. 4, eff. Feb. 28, 1978; L.1981, c. 147, s. 5, eff. May 14, 1981; L.1981, c. 331, s. 8, eff. Dec. 14, 1981.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-29 - Seats to be provided

34:2-29. Seats to be provided
Every employer of one or more employees in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment or in the services and operations incident to any commercial employment shall provide and maintain suitable seats conveniently situated and shall permit the use of such seats by employees at all times except when necessarily engaged in the discharge of duties that cannot properly be performed in a sitting position.
Amended by L.1980, c. 90, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-30 - Inspections

34:2-30. Inspections
The commissioner shall see that the provisions of R.S. 34:2-29 of this title are carried out in all mercantile establishments, and shall, at reasonable intervals, examine and inspect all such mercantile establishments to see that the seats required to be provided by R.S. 34:2-29 are fully maintained and that employees are permitted to use them freely and without hindrance.
Amended by L.1980, c. 90, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-30.1 - Penalty; notice to offender

34:2-30.1. Penalty; notice to offender
Any individual, firm or corporation owning or managing an establishment of the kind mentioned in section 34:2-29 of this title, who shall fail to comply with the requirements of said section 34:2-29 within ten days after the date on which notice to do so has been served by the commissioner or one of his deputies shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each offense, and a failure to comply within the period of ten days, with such repetition of such notice as may be necessary, shall each constitute a separate offense.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-31 - Protection of openings in floor

34:2-31. Protection of openings in floor
The openings of all hoistways, hatchways, elevators and wellholes on every floor of any mercantile establishment shall be protected by good and sufficient trapdoors or self-closing hatches and safety catches, or strong guard rails at least three feet high, and shall be kept closed and protected at all times except when in actual use by the occupant of the building having the use and control of the same.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-32 - Ventilation

34:2-32. Ventilation
Every mercantile establishment shall be provided with proper and sufficient means of ventilation. Any owner, agent, lessee or employer failing to provide suitable ventilation within twenty days after service upon him of a written order signed by the commissioner so to do, shall be subject to a penalty of ten dollars for each day such failure continues after the expiration of the time given by such order to make the change.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-33 - Toilet facilities

34:2-33. Toilet facilities
Every mercantile establishment shall maintain sufficient, suitable, clean, convenient and separate water-closets for each sex which shall be properly screened and ventilated. The water-closets for each sex shall have separate approaches. A suitable and convenient wash room for each sex shall be provided if ordered by the commissioner.
A dressing room shall be provided for each sex when the commissioner shall so order.
Amended by L.1980, c. 90, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-34 - Abstract of law; posting

34:2-34. Abstract of law; posting
An abstract of this article shall be prepared and furnished upon request by the commissioner to every employer affected thereby, and every employer to whom such abstract is sent or delivered shall post it and keep it posted in plain view, in such place that it can be easily read by the employees or operatives in going into or coming out of said mercantile establishment.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:2-35 - Orders for enforcement of article; penalty

34:2-35. Orders for enforcement of article; penalty
The commissioner, to carry into effect the provisions of sections 34:2-31, 34:2-33 and 34:2-34 of this title shall have authority to make such orders in writing for the protection and safety of employees and operatives and the enforcement of said sections in places coming under the provisions thereof, as shall, in his judgment, seem necessary to carry into effect the provisions of said sections. Such orders shall be signed by the commissioner and shall specify what shall be necessary to be done and within what time. Any corporation, firm or person violating any of the provisions of said sections 34:2-31, 34:2-33 or 34:2-34 shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:3A-4 - Findings, declarations

34:3A-4. Findings, declarations
The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. Because of the fire hazards directly associated with dispensing fuel, it is in the public interest that gasoline station operators have the control needed over that activity to ensure compliance with appropriate safety procedures, including turning off vehicle engines and refraining from smoking while fuel is dispensed;
b. At self-service gasoline stations in other states, cashiers are often unable to maintain a clear view of the activities of customers dispensing gasoline, or to give their undivided attention to observing customers; therefore, when customers, rather than attendants, are permitted to dispense fuel, it is far more difficult to enforce compliance with safety procedures;
c. The State needs stronger measures to enforce both compliance by customers with the ban on self-service and compliance by attendants with safety procedures;
d. The higher general liability insurance premium rates charged to self-service stations reflect the fact that customers who leave their vehicles to dispense gasoline or other inflammable liquids face significant inconveniences and dangers, including the risks of crime and fall-related personal injury, which are a special burden to drivers with physical infirmities, such as the handicapped and some senior citizens;
e. Exposure to toxic gasoline fumes represents a health hazard when customers dispense their own gasoline, particularly in the case of pregnant women;
f. The significantly higher prices usually charged for full-service gasoline in states where self-service is permitted results in discrimination against low income individuals, who are under greater economic pressure to undergo the inconvenience and hazards of dispensing their own gasoline;
g. The increasing use of self-service has contributed to the diminished availability of repair facilities and maintenance services at gasoline stations;
h. Even in filling stations which offer both self-service and full-service gasoline, customers are less likely, because of the much higher price usually charged for full service, to have attendants make needed maintenance checks, thus causing significant neglect of maintenance and danger both to the customers and to other motorists, as well as the unneeded costly repairs which often result from deferred maintenance;
i. The prohibition of customer self-service does not constitute a restraint of trade in derogation of the general public interest because the Legislature finds no conclusive evidence that self-service gasoline provides a sustained reduction in gasoline prices charged to customers; and
j. A prohibition of self-service gasoline will therefore promote the common welfare by providing increased safety and convenience without causing economic harm to the public in general.
L.1989, c.263, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:3A-5 - Definitions

34:3A-5. Definitions
As used in this act:
"Attendant" means a retail dealer or employee of a retail dealer.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor.
"Fuel" means any liquid commonly or commercially known or sold as gasoline, or other inflammable liquid, which is sold for use as fuel in the internal combustion engines of motor vehicles.
"Gasoline station" or "station" means a place of business located in the State and used for the retail sale and dispensing of fuel into the tanks of motor vehicles.
"Retail dealer" means a person operating a gasoline station.
L.1989, c.263, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:3A-6 - Dispensing of fuel; regulations

34:3A-6. Dispensing of fuel; regulations
It shall be unlawful for any attendant to:
a. Dispense fuel into the tank of a motor vehicle while the vehicle's engine is in operation;
b. Dispense fuel into any portable container not in compliance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8 of this act;
c. Dispense fuel while smoking; or
d. Permit any person who is not an attendant to dispense fuel into the tank of a motor vehicle or any container.
L.1989, c.263, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:3A-7 - Training, supervision of attendants

34:3A-7. Training, supervision of attendants
No person shall dispense fuel at a gasoline station, unless the person is an attendant who has received instructions regarding the dispensing of fuel, had practical experience dispensing fuel under the direct supervision of an experienced operator for a period of not less than one full working day, and, upon examination at the end of that period, demonstrated his understanding of those instructions. The instructions shall include a full explanation of the prohibitions of section 3 of this act and any emergency procedures established pursuant to section 8 of this act.
L.1989, c.263, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:3A-8 - Certification of attendants

34:3A-8. Certification of attendants
There shall be available at each station for inspection by the commissioner a certificate for each person who dispenses fuel at the station certifying that the person meets the requirements of section 4 of this act. The certificate shall be signed by the person and the retail dealer who operates the station.
L.1989, c.263, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:3A-9 - Pump shutoff switch; required

34:3A-9. Pump shutoff switch; required
Each gasoline station shall be equipped, at a location remote from the dispensing pumps, with a clearly identified and easily accessible switch or circuit breaker to shut off the power to all dispensing pumps in the event of an emergency or of a customer or other unauthorized person operating or attempting to operate the pump.
L.1989, c.263, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:3A-10 - Penalties for violations; Retail Gasoline Dispensing Safety Account; established

34:3A-10. Penalties for violations; Retail Gasoline Dispensing Safety Account; established
A violator of any provision of this act shall be liable for a penalty of not less than $50.00 and not more than $250.00 for a first offense and not more than $500.00 for each subsequent offense. Each day that a gasoline station operates in violation of the provisions of section 5 or 6 of this act is a separate violation by the retail dealer who operates the station. The penalties shall be sued for and recovered by the commissioner, in summary proceedings pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq., in the county or municipality where the offense occurred.
There is established a nonlapsing dedicated account to be known as the Retail Gasoline Dispensing Safety Account. Penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be credited to the account and appropriated to fund expenses of effectuating the purposes of this act. If, at the close of a fiscal year, moneys are available beyond the funds necessary to meet those expenses, the commissioner shall determine an appropriate amount to be returned to the General Fund for general State purposes.
L.1989, c.263, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:3A-11 - Rules, regulations

34:3A-11. Rules, regulations
The commissioner shall, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, including regulations establishing emergency procedures and standards concerning pump shutoff switches and other safety equipment to be used at gasoline stations, and standards for portable containers for fuel dispensed at gasoline stations, which standards shall be consistent with other State and federal regulations.
L.1989, c.263, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:4-1 - Device to prevent moving until door closed

34:4-1. Device to prevent moving until door closed
Every elevator moving in a vertical shaft, used for carrying passengers, shall have some interlocking device that will automatically prevent the elevator car from being moved in either direction until the shaft door or gate at which the elevator car is standing is closed and securely fastened.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:4-2 - Approval of device

34:4-2. Approval of device
Every device, before being used or installed as required by section 34:4-1 of this title in any building within the jurisdiction of the department of labor, under the labor laws, shall have the approval of the commissioner.
Every such device before being used or installed in any other building shall have the approval of the commissioner, except in municipalities having a regularly appointed building inspector, in which case the approval of the building inspector shall be sufficient.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:4-3 - Enforcement; penalty for noncompliance

34:4-3. Enforcement; penalty for noncompliance
The commissioner or the building inspector, as the case may be, shall enforce the provisions of this chapter by order in writing served upon the owner, tenant or lessee, specifying the directions to be executed and the time limited for the completion thereof.
A person neglecting to comply with the terms of such order within the time limited, or any extension thereof granted by the commissioner or building inspector shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars and to a further penalty of ten dollars for each day that shall elapse after the expiration of the time limit until compliance is made with the terms of such order. Such penalties shall be cumulative, and more than one penalty may be recovered in the same action.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:4-4 - Who shall sue for penalties

34:4-4. Who shall sue for penalties
All penalties under this chapter arising in municipalities having a building inspector as mentioned in sections 34:4-2 and 34:4-3 of this title shall be sued for by the building inspector for the benefit of the municipality, and the moneys collected shall be paid into the treasury of the municipality.
All penalties under this chapter arising in municipalities having no building inspector and such as shall come within the jurisdiction of the department of labor shall be sued for by the commissioner and the moneys shall be paid into the state treasury.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:4-5 - Action for penalty; jurisdiction

34:4-5. Action for penalty; jurisdiction
34:4-5. All proceedings brought under the provisions of this chapter shall be by a civil action in the name of the commissioner or building inspector, to be instituted in the Superior Court or municipal court of the municipality, where the offense occurs.
Amended 1953,c.33,s.5; 1991,c.91,s.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:4-6 - Service, on whom made

34:4-6. Service, on whom made
Service shall be made on the owner or owners, person or persons or any of them, owning the place or operating the business wherein the offense is committed, if he or they reside in the county where such offense is committed; and if he or they do not reside therein, then on the superintendent, foreman or person in charge of such business or place, or in case of a building, upon the agent in charge of the building, or if there be no such agent, by affixing a copy thereof to the main outer door of such building.
If a corporation commits an offense and no officer or director thereof resides in the county where such offense is committed, service may be made upon the superintendent, foreman or person in charge of the business or place where the offense was committed.
Amended by L.1953, c. 33, p. 584, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:4-9 - Existing regulations not nullified

34:4-9. Existing regulations not nullified
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to nullify any ordinance, rule or regulation not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, which may have been passed or promulgated by any board, commission or department of the state, or any municipality in this state or by any committee, board or officer of any such municipality authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing the use and control of elevators.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:4A-2 - Public policy

34:4A-2. Public policy
It shall be the policy of the State of New Jersey to protect its citizens and visitors from unnecessary mechanical hazards in the operation of ski tows, lifts and tramways, to ensure that proper design and construction are used, that accepted safety devices and sufficient personnel are provided for, and that periodic inspections and adjustments are made which are deemed essential to the safe operation of ski tows, ski lifts and tramways. The primary responsibility for design, construction, maintenance and inspection rests with the operators of such passenger tramway devices. The State, through the Department of Labor and Industry, as hereinafter provided, shall register all ski lift devices, establish reasonable standards of design and operational practices and make such independent inspections as may be necessary in carrying out this policy.
L.1975, c. 226, s. 2, eff. Oct. 15, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:4A-3 - Definitions

34:4A-3. Definitions
As used in this act, except where otherwise clearly required by the context,
a. "Passenger tramway" means a device used to transport passengers uphill, on skis or in cars on tracks or suspended in the air, by the use of steel cables, chains or belts or by ropes, and usually supported by trestles or towers with one or more spans, and includes
(1) "aerial passenger tramway," a device used to transport passengers in two open or enclosed cars attached to and suspended from a moving wire rope, or attached to a moving wire rope and supported on a standing wire rope, or similar devices;
(2) "multicar aerial passenger tramway," a device used to transport passengers in several open or enclosed cars attached to and suspended from a moving wire rope, or attached to a moving wire rope and supported on a standing wire rope, or similar devices;
(3) "skimobile," a device in which a passenger car running on steel or wooden tracks is attached to and pulled by a steel cable, or similar devices;
(4) "chairlift," a type of transportation on which passengers are carried on chairs suspended in the air and attached to a moving cable, chain or link belt supported by trestles or towers with one or more spans, or similar devices;
(5) "J-bar," "T-bar," "poma lift" or "platter pull," so called and similar types of devices, being means of transportation which pull skiers riding on skis by means of an attachment to a main overhead cable supported by trestles or towers with one or more spans;
(6) "rope tow," a type of transportation which pulls the skiers riding on skis as the skier grasps the rope manually, or similar devices;
b. "Operator" means a person who owns, manages or directs the operation of a passenger tramway, and includes the State or any political subdivision or instrumentality thereof;
c. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, or any officer or employee of the department assigned by him to carry out any of the functions, duties and powers conferred or imposed upon him by this act.
L.1975, c. 226, s. 3, eff. Oct. 15, 1975.