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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-31 - Payment of wages condition precedent to removal of employer's personal property on levy of execution or other process

34:11-31. Payment of wages condition precedent to removal of employer's personal property on levy of execution or other process
No personal property, being in this state and belonging to any person, corporation or manufacturer, shall be liable to be removed by virtue of any execution, attachment or other process, unless the party, by whom or at whose suit such process was issued or sued out, shall first pay or cause to be paid to the operatives, mechanics and other employees of such person, manufacturer or corporation the wages then owing from such person, manufacturer or corporation. The wages required to be paid as aforesaid shall not exceed two months' wages, and, if the wages due and owing as aforesaid shall exceed two months' wages, the party at whose suit such process is sued out may, upon paying or causing to be paid to such employees two months' wages, proceed to execute his process; and the sheriff or other officer shall levy and pay to the plaintiff, as well the money so paid for wages as the money to be made by virtue of such process.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-32 - Procedure where personal property is removed under process without payment of wages of debtor's employees

34:11-32. Procedure where personal property is removed under process without payment of wages of debtor's employees
If an officer shall by virtue of execution, attachment or other process remove any personal property from the possession or premises of any employer against whom the process is directed without first paying to the employees of such employer their wages owing and earned or accrued to the amount specified in section 34:11-31 of this title, such personal property shall not be sold by the officer until ten days after such removal and then not until the plaintiff or party causing the levy shall, before the sale, pay to such employees such wages upon the payment of which the process may be executed and sale made; provided the persons to whom such wages may be owing, shall within ten days after such removal give notice to the officer holding such process of the amount of wages due, and claim the same, which notice may be served by delivery to the officer or leaving a copy thereof at his usual place of abode.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-33 - Wages for services bestowed on property of manufacturers in hands of receivers

34:11-33. Wages for services bestowed on property of manufacturers in hands of receivers
Whenever personal property of a manufacturer, distiller, brewer or producer of manufactured articles shall come into the possession of a receiver, any employee who has bestowed labor or services upon any of such personal property for which there is then due and owing to him wages, may apply to the court appointing such receiver for the payment of such wages. The court may proceed in a summary manner or otherwise, and shall determine the amount of wages that are due and unpaid, and direct the receiver forthwith to sell so much of such personal property as may be necessary to pay such wages to such employees in preference to any other creditors and without delay.
Amended by L.1953, c. 33, p. 589, s. 37.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-33.1 - Income or wage tax advantages for New Jersey residents with income from other jurisdictions; legislative findings

34:11-33.1. Income or wage tax advantages for New Jersey residents with income from other jurisdictions; legislative findings
It is hereby found that residents of this State with income taxable in the State of New York heretofore have been allowed only limited itemized deductions, as compared with residents of the State of New York, in the computation of income taxable by the State of New York; that by chapter 68 of the laws of New York of 1961, approved March 1, 1961, the State of New York altered this discriminatory feature of its laws by authorizing residents of the State of New Jersey to claim all or part of all types of itemized deductions available to residents of the State of New York; but that said chapter 68 provided that residents of the State of New Jersey may claim such additional itemized deductions only if the State of New Jersey shall have authorized certain withholding of taxes by employers in New Jersey who employ residents of New York and shall have entered into an agreement with the State of New York to provide to it certain information concerning its residents who are employed in the State of New Jersey, to aid in the collection of the income tax from such residents. It being the desire of the Legislature to authorize the steps necessary to secure for its residents the benefits of said chapter 68, and such other tax benefits as may be or become available by virtue of other laws of the State of New York or other jurisdictions, this act is enacted to authorize compliance with the conditions so prescribed by the State of New York and with other similar conditions prescribed by such other laws.
L.1961, c. 10, p. 29, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-33.2 - Definitions

34:11-33.2. Definitions
In this act, unless the context otherwise indicates,
(a) "Tax advantage" refers to income or wage taxes, and means (1) a less inclusive definition of taxable income or wages, (2) a lower rate of tax, (3) a greater number of or amount of available exemptions, or (4) a greater number or amount of available deductions, or any of the foregoing, and
(b) "Foreign taxing jurisdiction" or "jurisdiction" means a sister State or any municipality or other subdivision of a sister State which imposes a tax on the income or wages of residents of this State from sources within such jurisdiction.
L.1961, c. 10, p. 30, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-33.3 - Authority to enter into agreement with other jurisdiction; declaration of determination

34:11-33.3. Authority to enter into agreement with other jurisdiction; declaration of determination
If the State Treasurer shall determine, as evidenced by a declaration filed in the office of the Secretary of State, that (a) the laws of a foreign taxing jurisdiction offer a tax advantage to residents of this State contingent in whole or in part upon the existence of an agreement between that jurisdiction and this State under which this State will furnish to that jurisdiction, or agency thereof, information in regard to names and addresses, in that jurisdiction, of such categories of residents of that jurisdiction employed in this State as shall be specified by that jurisdiction, or agency thereof, and that (b) compliance with the prerequisites to securing such tax advantage is within the authority of this State under this act and will not, in the judgment of the State Treasurer, be unduly burdensome in comparison to the advantage to be derived; then, upon the filing of such declaration of determination, the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury, on behalf of this State, shall enter into such agreement with that jurisdiction.
L.1961, c. 10, p. 30, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-33.4 - Furnishing of required information to other jurisdiction; powers and duties of division of taxation

34:11-33.4. Furnishing of required information to other jurisdiction; powers and duties of division of taxation
If an agreement with a foreign taxing jurisdiction is in force pursuant to section 3 hereof, the Division of Taxation shall ascertain, from any source available to it, such information as may be required to be furnished to such jurisdiction under or by virtue of the terms of the agreement, and shall furnish that information to such jurisdiction in compliance with said agreement. The division is authorized, to the extent necessary to comply with the terms of said agreement, to adopt and enforce rules and regulations requiring employers within this State to furnish the division with information in regard to names and addresses, in such jurisdiction, of persons employed by them who reside in such jurisdiction. The division, by such rules and regulations, may provide that any employer who fails to furnish the required information within the time prescribed by the division, shall, unless the employer shall establish to the satisfaction of the division that such failure was in good faith and was not willful, be liable to a penalty, with respect to each such name and address not reported, of $1.00 for each calendar month or fraction thereof that the information was withheld; provided, nevertheless, that the amount of such penalties which may be assessed against a single employer shall not exceed $1,000.00 for any calendar year. Such penalty shall be recoverable under the provisions of the Penalty Enforcement Law.
L.1961, c. 10, p. 31, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-33.5 - Reimbursement for expenses incurred or paid by New Jersey; termination of agreement

34:11-33.5. Reimbursement for expenses incurred or paid by New Jersey; termination of agreement
An agreement under section 3, hereof, may provide for payment or reimbursement by the foreign taxing jurisdiction, if authorized by the laws of such jurisdiction, of expenses incurred or paid by the State of New Jersey in the performance of such agreement. Such agreement may also provide for its termination by the State Treasurer of this State.
L.1961, c. 10, p. 31, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-33.6 - Withholding of tax from salary or wages of employees subject to tax of other jurisdiction

34:11-33.6. Withholding of tax from salary or wages of employees subject to tax of other jurisdiction
Any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation employing 1 or more persons in this State who are residents of a foreign taxing jurisdiction which is a party to an agreement in force under section 3, hereof, may, for each pay period, deduct and withhold an amount, computed as hereinafter provided, from the salary or wages of an employee who resides in such jurisdiction and whose salary or wages are subject to the income or wage tax of such jurisdiction, for the purpose of crediting such amount on account of such income or wage tax due or to become due from such employee to such jurisdiction. Such amount shall be computed in such a manner as to result, so far as practicable, in withholding from the employee's salary or wages during each calendar year an amount substantially equivalent to the tax reasonably estimated to be or become due from such employee to such jurisdiction as taxes upon his wages or the income of his wages from such employer during such calendar year. Amounts so deducted and withheld shall be held as a trust fund for payment to such jurisdiction. The method of determining the amount to be deducted and withheld, and the time and manner of payment over to such jurisdiction, may be further prescribed by rules and regulations of the Division of Taxation. For each pay period during which any deduction or withholding is so made, the employer shall furnish to such jurisdiction a statement of the name, place of residence, amount of salary or wages earned by, and amount of salary or wages so deducted or withheld from, such employee.
L.1961, c. 10, p. 31, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a - Minimum wage level; establishment

34:11-56a. Minimum wage level; establishment
It is declared to be the public policy of this State to establish a minimum wage level for workers in order to safeguard their health, efficiency, and general well-being and to protect them as well as their employers from the effects of serious and unfair competition resulting from wage levels detrimental to their health, efficiency and well-being.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 1, eff. June 17, 1966.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a2 - Bureau for administration of act; director and assistants

34:11-56a2. Bureau for administration of act; director and assistants
The commissioner shall maintain a bureau in the department to which the administration of this act, and of any minimum wage orders or regulations promulgated hereunder, shall be assigned, said bureau to consist of a director in charge and such assistants and employees as the commissioner may deem desirable.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a3 - Employment at unreasonable wage declared contrary to public policy; contract or agreement void

34:11-56a3. Employment at unreasonable wage declared contrary to public policy; contract or agreement void
The employment of an employee in any occupation in this State at an oppressive and unreasonable wage is hereby declared to be contrary to public policy and any contract, agreement or understanding for or in relation to such employment shall be void.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a4.1 - Summer camps, conferences and retreats; exception

34:11-56a4.1. Summer camps, conferences and retreats; exception
The provisions of the act to which this act is a supplement in respect to minimum wages and compensation for overtime work shall not be applicable during the months of June, July, August or September of the year to summer camps, conferences and retreats operated by any nonprofit or religious corporation or association.
L.1967, c. 89, s. 1, eff. June 2, 1967. Amended by L.1968, c. 58, s. 1, eff. June 11, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a4.2 - Application of act to wages under wage orders

34:11-56a4.2. Application of act to wages under wage orders
The provisions of this act shall be applicable to wages covered by wage orders issued pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1966, c. 113 (C. 34:11-56a16).
L.1972, c. 84, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a4.3 - Date of application of act

34:11-56a4.3. Date of application of act
The provisions of this act shall be applicable to wages covered by wage orders issued pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1966, c. 113 (C. 34:11-56a16).
L.1974, c. 62, s. 2; L.1974, c. 63, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a4.4 - Date of application of L.1976, c. 88

34:11-56a4.4. Date of application of L.1976, c. 88
The provisions of this act shall be applicable to wages covered by wage orders issued pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1966, c. 113 (C. 34:11-56a16).
L.1976, c. 88, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a4.5 - Application of L.1979, c. 32

34:11-56a4.5. Application of L.1979, c. 32
The provisions of this act shall be applicable to wages covered by wage orders issued pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1966, c. 113 (C. 34:11-56a16).
L.1979, c. 32, s. 2, eff. March 1, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a4.6 - Application of L.1980, c. 182

34:11-56a4.6. Application of L.1980, c. 182
The provisions of this act shall be applicable to wages covered by wage orders issued pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1966, c. 113 (C. 34:11-56a16).
L.1980, c. 182, s. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a4.7 - "New Jersey Minimum Wage Advisory Commission."

34:11-56a4.7 "New Jersey Minimum Wage Advisory Commission."
2. a. There is created a commission to be known as the "New Jersey Minimum Wage Advisory Commission," which shall be a permanent, independent body in but not of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The commission shall consist of five members as follows: the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, ex officio, who shall serve as chair of the commission, and four members appointed by the Governor as follows: two persons who shall be nominated by organizations who represent the interests of the business community in this State and two persons who shall be nominated by the New Jersey State AFL-CIO.
b. Members shall be appointed not later than December 31, 2005. Members shall be appointed for four-year terms and may be re-appointed for any number of terms. Any member of the commission may be removed from office by the Governor, for cause, upon notice and opportunity to be heard. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the balance of the unexpired term. A member shall continue to serve upon the expiration of his term until a successor is appointed and qualified, unless the member is removed by the Governor.
c. Action may be taken by the commission by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members and a majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, for the performance of any duty, or for the exercise of any power of the commission.
d. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the commission within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for that purpose.
L.2005,c.70,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a4.8 - Annual evaluation of adequacy of minimum wage.

34:11-56a4.8 Annual evaluation of adequacy of minimum wage.
3. a. The commission shall annually evaluate the adequacy of the minimum wage relative to the following factors:
(1) The overall cost of living in the State;
(2) Changes in the components of the cost of living which have the greatest impact on low-income families, including increases in the cost of housing, food, transportation, health care and child care;
(3) The cost of living in the State compared to that of other states;
(4) Changes in the purchasing power of the minimum wage; and
(5) Changes in the value of the minimum wage relative to the federal poverty guidelines, the federal lower living standard income level guidelines and the self-sufficiency standards established as goals for State and federal employment and training services pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-3) and section 1 of P.L.1992, c.48 (C.34:15B-35).
b. In furtherance of its evaluation, the commission may hold public meetings or hearings within the State on any matter or matters related to the provisions of this act, and call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development and the employees of any other State department, board, commission or agency which the commission determines possesses relevant data, analytical and professional expertise or other resources which may assist the commission in discharging its duties under this act. Each department, board, commission or agency of this State is hereby directed, to the extent not inconsistent with law, to cooperate fully with the commission and to furnish such information and assistance as is necessary to accomplish the purposes of this act.
c. The commission shall submit a written report of its findings regarding the adequacy of the minimum wage and its recommendations as to whether, or how much, to increase the minimum wage to the Governor and to the Legislature, who shall immediately review the commission report upon its receipt. Each House of the Legislature shall consider the commission report within 120 days of the receipt of the report. The first report shall be submitted to the Legislature no sooner than October 1, 2007 and no later than December 31, 2007, and subsequent reports shall be submitted in one year intervals thereafter.
L.2005,c.70,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a4.10 - Impact reports in 2019-2023 calendar years

34:11-56a4.10. Impact reports in 2019-2023 calendar years
4. a. The commissioner shall, not later than September 30, 2024, issue and post on the Department of Labor and Workforce Development website a report which evaluates the impacts on employers and employees of the credits provided in calendar years 2019 through 2023 to employers for gratuities and tips pursuant to subsection e. of section 5 of P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a4). The report shall evaluate the adequacy of the minimum wage of employees who customarily and regularly receive gratuities or tips after adjustment for the credits provided to employers pursuant to subsection 5 of P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a4).
b. The commissioner, in consultation with the State Treasurer, shall, not later than September 30, 2024, issue and post on the Department of Labor and Workforce Development website a report which evaluates the impacts on employers and employees of the tax credits provided in calendar years 2019 through 2023 to employers of employees with impairments pursuant to sections 5 through 9 of P.L.2019, c.32 (C.34:11-56a39 to 34:11-56a41, 54:10A-5.42, and 54A:4-18). The report will include recommendations regarding the continuation of the tax credits.
L.2019, c.32, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a5 - Administrative regulations; publication; duration

34:11-56a5. Administrative regulations; publication; duration
For any occupation for which no wage order issued pursuant to section 17 of this act is in effect, the commissioner shall, within 6 months after the rate provided in section 5 is in effect, make such administrative regulations as he shall deem appropriate to carry out the purposes of this act or necessary to prevent the circumvention or evasion thereof, and to safeguard the minimum wage rates hereby established. Such regulations may include regulations defining and governing outside salesmen; learners and apprentices, their number, proportion and length of service; part-time pay; bonuses, overtime pay; special pay for special or extra work; or permitted charges to employees or allowances for board, lodging, apparel or other facilities or services customarily furnished by employers to employees; or allowances for such other special conditions or circumstances.
The commissioner shall publish such regulations as he proposes to issue and such regulations may be issued pursuant to this section only after a public hearing, subsequent to publication of notice of the hearing, at which any person may be heard.
Such administrative regulations shall remain in effect only until such time as a wage order governing the occupation or occupations concerned, and to the extent inconsistent therewith, has been promulgated and becomes effective as provided in this act.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a6 - Authority of commissioner and director

34:11-56a6. Authority of commissioner and director
The commissioner, the director and their authorized representatives shall have the authority to:
(a) investigate and ascertain the wages of persons employed in any occupation in the State;
(b) enter and inspect the place of business or employment of any employer or employees in any occupation in the State, for the purpose of examining and inspecting any or all books, registers, payrolls and other records of any such employer that in any way relate to or have a bearing upon the question of wages, hours, and other conditions of employment of any such employees; copy any or all of such books, registers, payrolls, and other records as he or his authorized representative may deem necessary or appropriate; and question such employees for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of this act and the orders and regulations issued hereunder have been and are being complied with; and
(c) require from such employer full and correct statements in writing, including sworn statements, with respect to wages, hours, names, addresses and such other information pertaining to his employees and their employment as the commissioner, the director or their authorized representatives may deem necessary or appropriate.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a7 - Investigation of occupation

34:11-56a7. Investigation of occupation
The commissioner shall have the power, on his own motion, and it shall be his duty upon the petition of 50 or more residents of the State, to cause the director to investigate any occupation to ascertain whether a substantial number of employees are receiving less than a fair wage.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a8 - Appointment of wage board; report upon establishment of minimum fair wage rates

34:11-56a8. Appointment of wage board; report upon establishment of minimum fair wage rates
If the commissioner is of the opinion that a substantial number of employees in any occupation or occupations are receiving less than a fair wage, he shall appoint a wage board as provided in section 10 of this act to report upon the establishment of minimum fair wage rates for employees in such occupation or occupations.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a9 - Wage board; membership; quorum; rules and regulations; compensation

34:11-56a9. Wage board; membership; quorum; rules and regulations; compensation
A wage board shall be composed of not more than 3 representatives of the employers in any occupation, an equal number of representatives of the employees in such occupations and not more than 3 disinterested persons representing the public, one of whom shall be designated by the commissioner as chairman. The commissioner after conferring with the director shall appoint the members of the wage board, the representatives of the employers and employees to be selected so far as practicable from nominations submitted by the employers and employees. Two-thirds of the members shall constitute a quorum and the recommendations or report of the wage board shall require a vote of not less than a majority of all its members. The commissioner after conferring with the director shall make and establish from time to time rules and regulations governing the selection of a wage board and its mode of procedure not inconsistent with this act. The members of a wage board shall serve without pay but may be reimbursed for all necessary expenses.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a10 - Powers of wage board

34:11-56a10. Powers of wage board
A wage board shall have power to administer oaths and to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses, the production of all books, records, and other evidence relative to matters under investigation. Such subpoena shall be signed and issued by the chairman of the wage board and shall be served and have the same effect as if issued out of the Superior Court. A wage board shall have power to cause depositions of witnesses residing within or without the State to be taken in the manner prescribed for like dispositions in civil actions in the Superior Court.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a11 - Presentation of evidence and information to wage board; witnesses

34:11-56a11. Presentation of evidence and information to wage board; witnesses
The commissioner or the director shall present to a wage board promptly upon its organization all the evidence and information in the possession of the commissioner or director relating to the wages of employees in the occupations for which the wage board was appointed and all other information which the commissioner or the director deems relevant to the establishment of a minimum fair wage, and shall cause to be brought before the committee any witnesses whom the commissioner or the director deems material. A wage board may summon other witnesses or call upon the commissioner or the director to furnish additional information to aid it in its deliberations.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a12 - Rules of evidence and procedure

34:11-56a12. Rules of evidence and procedure
The commissioner and the wage board in establishing a minimum fair wage, shall not be bound by technical rules of evidence or procedure, but may consider all relevant circumstances affecting the value of the service or class of service rendered; may consider the wages paid in the State for work of like or comparable character by employers who voluntarily maintain minimum fair wage standards; and may be guided by like considerations as would guide a court in a suit for the reasonable value of services rendered at the request of the employer without agreement as to amount of wages to be paid.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a13 - Recommendations of wage board

34:11-56a13. Recommendations of wage board
The report of the wage board shall recommend minimum fair wage rates, on an hourly, daily or weekly basis for the employees in the occupation or occupations for which the wage board was appointed. The wage board may recommend establishment or modification of the number of hours per week after which the overtime rate established in section 5 shall apply and may recommend the establishment or modification of said overtime rate. The board may also recommend permitted charges to the employees or allowances for board, lodging, apparel, or other facilities or services customarily furnished by the employer to the employee; or allowances for such other special conditions or circumstances excluding gratuities which may be usual in a particular employer-employee relationship. A wage board may differentiate and classify employments in any occupation according to the nature of the service rendered and recommend appropriate minimum fair wage rates for different employments. It may recommend minimum fair wage rates varying with localities if in the judgment of the wage board conditions make such local differentiation proper.
A wage board may recommend a suitable scale of rates for learners and apprentices or students in any occupation which may be less than the regular minimum fair wage rates recommended for experienced employees.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a14 - Submission of report of wage board

34:11-56a14. Submission of report of wage board
Within 60 days of its organization a wage board shall submit to the commissioner a report including its recommendations as to minimum fair wage standards for the employees in the occupation or occupations the wage standards of which the wage board was appointed to investigate. If its report is not submitted within such time the commissioner may constitute a new wage board.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a15 - Acceptance or rejection of report by commissioner

34:11-56a15. Acceptance or rejection of report by commissioner
On submission of the report of a wage board the commissioner shall within 10 days confer with the director and accept or reject the report.
If he rejects the report, he shall resubmit the matter to the same wage board or to a new wage board with a statement of his reasons for the rejection.
If he accepts the report, it shall be published within 30 days together with such proposed administrative regulations as the commissioner after conferring with the director may deem appropriate to supplement the report of the wage board and to safeguard the minimum fair wage standards to be established.
At the same time notice shall be given of a public hearing before the commissioner or the director, not sooner than 15 nor more than 30 days after such publication, at which all persons favoring or opposing the recommendations contained in the report or the proposed regulations may be heard.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a16 - Approval or disapproval of report following public hearing; effective date of wage order

34:11-56a16. Approval or disapproval of report following public hearing; effective date of wage order
Within 10 days after the hearing the commissioner shall confer with the director and approve or disapprove the report of the wage board. If the report is disapproved the commissioner may resubmit the matter to the same wage board or to a new wage board. If the report is approved, the commissioner shall make a wage order which shall define minimum fair wage rates in the occupation or occupations as recommended in the report of the wage board and which shall include such proposed administrative regulations as the commissioner may deem appropriate to supplement the report of the wage board and to safeguard the minimum fair wage standards established. Such administrative regulations may include among other things, regulations defining and governing learners and apprentices, their rates, number, proportion or length of service; piece rates or their relations to time rates; overtime or part-time rates, bonuses or special pay for special or extra work; deductions for board, lodging, apparel or other items or services supplied by the employer; and other special conditions or circumstances excluding gratuities; and in view of the diversities and complexities of different occupations and the dangers of evasion and nullification, the commissioner may provide in such regulations without departing from the basic minimum rates recommended by the wage board such modifications or reductions of or addition to such rates in or for such special cases or classes of cases as those herein enumerated as the commissioner may find appropriate to safeguard the basic minimum rates established. Said wage order shall take effect upon expiration of 180 days from the date of the issuance of the order.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a17 - Special certificates or licenses for employment at wages less than minimum

34:11-56a17. Special certificates or licenses for employment at wages less than minimum
(a) The commissioner, to the extent necessary in order to prevent curtailment of opportunities for employment, shall by regulation provide for the employment of learners, apprentices and students, under special certificates issued pursuant to regulations of the commissioner, at such wages lower than the minimum wage applicable under the provisions of this act and subject to such limitations as to time, number, proportion and length of service as the commissioner shall prescribe.
(b) For any occupation for which minimum fair wage order rates or minimum wage rates are established by or pursuant to this act the commissioner or the director may cause to be issued to an employee, including a learner, apprentice or student, whose earning capacity is impaired by age or physical or mental deficiency or injury, a special license authorizing employment at such wages less than such minimum wage rates and for such period of time as shall be fixed by the commissioner or the director and stated in the license.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 18. Amended by L.1980, c. 90, s. 9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a18 - Modification of wage order

34:11-56a18. Modification of wage order
At any time after a minimum fair wage order has been in effect for 1 year or more, the commissioner may, on his own motion, after conferring with the director, and shall, on petition of 50 or more residents of the State, reconsider the minimum fair wage rates set therein and reconvene the same wage board or appoint a new board to recommend whether or not the rate, or rates, contained in such order, shall be modified. The report of such wage board shall be dealt with in the manner prescribed in sections 15, 16 and 17 of this act.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a19 - Additions or modifications to administrative regulations; hearing; notice

34:11-56a19. Additions or modifications to administrative regulations; hearing; notice
The commissioner may, from time to time after conference with the director and without reference to a wage board, propose such modifications of or additions to any administrative regulations issued pursuant to sections 6 and 17 of this act as he may deem appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this article; provided, such proposed modifications or additions could legally have been included in the original regulation. Notice shall be given of a public hearing to be held by the commissioner or director not less than 15 days after such notice, at which all persons in favor of or opposed to the proposed modifications or additions may be heard. After the hearing the commissioner may make an order putting into effect the proposed modifications of or additions to the administrative regulations as he deems appropriate.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a20 - Records of wages and hours

34:11-56a20. Records of wages and hours
21. Every employer of employees subject to this act shall keep a true and accurate record of the hours worked by each and the wages paid by him to each and shall furnish to the commissioner or the director or their authorized representative upon demand a sworn statement of the same. Such records shall be open to inspection by the commissioner or the director or their authorized representative at any reasonable time. No employer shall be found guilty of violating this provision for failure to keep a true and accurate record of the hours worked by outside salesmen, buyers of poultry, eggs, cream, milk or other perishable commodities in their natural or raw state, homeworkers legally employed in accordance with the laws of this State or any person employed in a bona fide executive, administrative or professional capacity, except that no exemption from record keeping pursuant to this section in regard to any person employed in a bona fide executive, administrative or professional capacity shall be construed to permit an employer to pay wages at a rate which violates the provisions of section 5 of P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a4).
L.1966,c.113,s.21; amended 1993,c.91,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a21 - Summary of act, orders, and regulations; posting

34:11-56a21. Summary of act, orders, and regulations; posting
Every employer subject to any provision of this act or of any regulations or orders issued under this act shall keep a summary of this act, approved by the commissioner, and copies of any applicable wage orders and regulations issued under this act, or a summary of such wage orders and regulations, posted in a conspicuous and accessible place in or about the premises wherein any person subject thereto is employed. Employers shall be furnished copies of such summaries, orders, and regulations by the State on request without charge.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a23 - Payment of amounts due employees

34:11-56a23. Payment of amounts due employees
24. As an alternative to any other sanctions or in addition thereto, herein or otherwise provided by law for violation of this act or of any rule or regulation duly issued hereunder, the Commissioner of Labor is authorized to supervise the payment of amounts due to employees under this act, and the employer may be required to make these payments to the commissioner to be held in a special account in trust for the employee, and paid on order of the commissioner directly to the employee or employees affected. The employer shall also pay the commissioner an administrative fee equal to not less than 10% or more than 25% of any payment made to the commissioner pursuant to this section. The amount of the administrative fee shall be specified in a schedule of fees to be promulgated by rule or regulation of the commissioner in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). The fee shall be applied toward enforcement and administration costs of the Division of Workplace Standards in the Department of Labor.
L.1966,c.113,s.24; amended 1991,c.205,s.21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a25.1 - Limitations; commencement of action.

34:11-56a25.1 Limitations; commencement of action.
1. No claim for unpaid minimum wages, unpaid overtime compensation, unlawful discharge or other discriminatory acts taken in retaliation against the employee, or other damages under this act shall be valid with respect to any such claim which has arisen more than six years prior to the commencement of an action for the recovery thereof. In determining when an action is commenced, the action shall be considered to be commenced on the date when a complaint is filed with the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development or the Director of Wage and Hour Compliance, and notice of such complaint is served upon the employer; or, where an audit by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development discloses a probable cause of action for unpaid minimum wages, unpaid overtime compensation, or other damages, and notice of such probable cause of action is served upon the employer by the Director of Wage and Hour Compliance; or where a cause of action is commenced in a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
L.1967, c.216, s.1; amended 2019, c.212, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a25.2 - Defense to action

34:11-56a25.2. Defense to action
In any action or proceeding commenced prior to or on or after the date of the enactment of this act based on any act or omission prior to or on or after the date of the enactment of this act, no employer shall be subject to any liability or punishment for or on account of the failure of the employer to pay minimum wages or overtime compensation under this act, if he pleads and proves that the act or omission complained of was in good faith in conformity with and in reliance on any written administrative regulation, order, ruling, approval or interpretation by the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry or the Director of the Wage and Hour Bureau, or any administrative practice or enforcement policy of such department or bureau with respect to the class of employers to which he belonged. Such a defense, if established, shall be a complete bar to the action or proceeding, notwithstanding, that after such act or omission, such administrative regulation, order, ruling, approval, interpretation, practice, or enforcement policy is modified or rescinded or is determined by judicial authority to be invalid or of no legal effect.
L.1967, c. 216, s. 2, eff. Oct. 5, 1967.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a26 - Protection of right to collective bargaining

34:11-56a26. Protection of right to collective bargaining
Nothing in this act shall be deemed to interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish the right of employees to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing in order to establish wages in excess of the applicable minima under this act.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 27.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a27 - Partial invalidity

34:11-56a27. Partial invalidity
If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application thereof, to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 28.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a28 - Supplementation of provisions of Minimum Wage Standards Act

34:11-56a28. Supplementation of provisions of Minimum Wage Standards Act
This act shall supplement the provisions of article 2 of chapter 11 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes. Nothing herein shall be deemed to supersede any of the provisions of said article 2 of chapter 11, of Title 34, except insofar as the wages entitled to be received by any employee under the provisions of this act and the regulations and wage orders issued thereunder exceed the wages such employee is entitled to receive under the provisions of said article 2, of chapter 11, of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes and the regulations and wage orders issued pursuant thereto.
L.1966, c. 113, s. 29.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a30 - Application of act to minors

34:11-56a30. Application of act to minors
Except with respect to the minimum wage rates established by P.L.1966, c. 113, s. 5, the provisions of the "New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law," P.L.1966, c. 113 (C. 34:11-56a1 et seq.) are applicable to the employment of minors. Wage orders pertaining to minors including those promulgated under R.S. 34:11-34 through R.S. 34:11-56, on the effective date of this act shall remain in force until superseded by wage orders or regulations issued pursuant to P.L.1966, c. 113.
L.1980, c. 90, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:11-56a31 - Establishment of maximum work week for certain health care facility employees.

34:11-56a31 Establishment of maximum work week for certain health care facility employees.
1. It is declared to be the public policy of this State to establish a maximum work week for certain hourly wage health care facility employees, beyond which the employees cannot be required to perform overtime work, in order to safeguard their health, efficiency, and general well-being as well as the health and general well-being of the persons to whom these employees provide services.
L.2001,c.300,s.1.