Title 34, Title 34: LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION

34:11-19. Punishment for issuing orders in payment for labor Any person giving or issuing in payment of labor, any due bills or orders contrary to law shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by fine of not more than five hundred dollars.

34:11-2. Weekly payment of wages by railroad, express, car-loading and car-forwarding companies; agreements to contrary; action by employee Every railroad, express, car-loading, and car-forwarding company authorized to do business by the laws of this State shall pay once each wee…

34:11-21. Attempting to control employees in purchase of store goods unlawful It shall not be lawful for an employer, or his agents, clerks or superintendents, owning or controlling any stores for the sale of general store goods or merchandise in connection with his manufacturing…

34:11-22. Penalty for attempting to control employees in purchase of store goods Any person offending against the provisions of section 34:11-21 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined not to exceed one hundred dollars, with costs o…

34:11-24.1. Medical examinations requested by employers; imposition of cost on employees prohibited No employer or prospective employer shall deduct from the wages of any employee or from the wages to be paid to a prospective employee any sum, or in any manner require payment of …

34:11-24.2. Penalty for violation Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00), to be recovered by and in the name of the Department of Labor and Industry for the use of the State. L.1952, c. 147, p…

34:11-24.3. Effective date This act shall take effect July first, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two. L.1952, c. 147, p. 506, s. 3.

34:11-3. Penalty for violation; suit; limitation of action; disposition of penalties Any railroad company which shall violate the provisions of section 34:11-2 of this title shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty-five dollars for each violation to be recovered in any court of co…

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 execu…

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 th…

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 servi…

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…

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 exemption…

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 agre…

34:11-4.1. Definitions 1. As used in this act: a. "Employer" means any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, corporation, the administrator or executor of the estate of a deceased individual, or the receiver, trustee, or successor of any of the same, e…

34:11-4.10 Violations, penalties. 10. a. Any employer who knowingly fails to pay the full amount of wages to an employee agreed to or required by, or in the manner required by, the provisions of article 1 of chapter 11 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes and all acts supplementin…

34:11-4.11. Rules and regulations The commissioner is authorized to propose and issue, from time to time, rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this act. Such proposed rules and regulations shall be published and made available to the public with notice that the sa…

34:11-4.12. Construction of act Nothing in this act shall be deemed to require any employer to amend, change, revise or suspend any pay practice, procedure, policy or system that is authorized or permitted under any provision of this act. L.1965, c. 173, s. 12.

34:11-4.13. Repeal The following sections of the Revised Statutes are repealed: 34:11-4, 34:11-6, 34:11-7, 34:11-23, 34:11-24 and 34:11-27 to 34:11-30, inclusive. L.1965, c. 173, s. 13.

34:11-4.14. Unlawful diverting of wages 13. a. It shall be unlawful for any person to purchase or have assigned to him, other than by order of court, any salary, wages, commissions, pay or other compensation for services, or any part thereof, due or to become due to any employee …

34:11-4.15 Disclosure of employee information, certain; change in control, health care entity employer. 1. a. Not less than 30 days before a change in control, a former health care entity employer shall: provide the successor health care entity employer, and any collective bargai…

34:11-4.2 Time and mode of payment; paydays. 2. Except as otherwise provided by law, every employer shall pay the full amount of wages due to his employees at least twice during each calendar month, on regular paydays designated in advance by the employer, in lawful money of the …

34:11-4.2a. Payment by deposit in financial institution; consent by employee; cancellation; notice In lieu of paying wages directly to employees as provided by P.L.1965, c. 173, s. 2 (C. 34:11-4.2), an employer may, with the consent of some or all his employees, arrange with a fi…

34:11-4.3. Termination or suspension of employment Whenever an employer discharges an employee, or when the work of an employee is suspended as a result of a labor dispute, or when an employee for any reason whatsoever is laid off, or whenever an employee quits, resigns, or leave…

34:11-4.4 Withholding from wages. 4. No employer may withhold or divert any portion of an employee's wages unless: a. The employer is required or empowered to do so by New Jersey or United States law; or b. The amounts withheld or diverted are for: (1) Contributions authorized ei…

34:11-4.4a. Contributions withheld, diverted; conditions 2. In the case of contributions withheld or diverted pursuant to paragraph (8) or (9) of subsection b. of section 4 of P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.4), the contribution shall be withheld or diverted only after compliance with…

34:11-4.5. Death of employee a. In the event of the death of an employee all wages due the deceased employee may, upon proper demand on the employer, be paid, in the absence of actual notice of the pendency of probate proceedings, without requiring letters testamentary or of admi…

34:11-4.6 Dissemination of information; records. 6. Every employer shall: a. Notify his employees at the time of hiring, of the rate of pay, and of the regular payday designated by the employer in accordance with section 2 of P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.2). b. Notify his employees…

34:11-4.7. Agreements by employer with employee It shall be unlawful for any employer to enter into or make any agreement with any employee for the payment of wages of any such employee otherwise than as provided in this act, except to pay wages at shorter intervals than as herei…

34:11-4.8. Dispute over amount of wages a. In case of a dispute over the amount of wages, the employer shall pay, without condition and within the time set by this act, all wages, or parts thereof, conceded by him to be due, leaving to the employee all remedies to which he might …

34:11-4.9 Duties of commissioner. 9. a. The commissioner shall enforce and administer the provisions of this act and the commissioner or his authorized representatives are empowered to investigate charges of violations of this act. b. The commissioner or his authorized representa…

34:11-56.1. Definitions. 1. As used in this act: a. "Employee" includes any person, either male or female, employed by an employer, but shall not include persons performing volunteer service for nonprofit organizations or corporations nor persons employed on a farm or in a hotel.…

34:11-56.10. Partial invalidity The provisions of this act shall be construed as severable and if any part be held unconstitutional, or for any other reason invalid, the remaining parts shall not be affected thereby. L.1952, c. 9, p. 48, s. 10.

34:11-56.100 Prevailing wage rates. 2. Not less than the prevailing wage rate for a worker's craft or trade, as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.), shall be paid to a worker employed in the perform…

34:11-56.101 Contractor requirements. 3. a. A contractor shall not perform work on a data center construction project unless the contractor: (1) is registered and in compliance with "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act," P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.); (2) has n…

34:11-56.102 Project labor agreement; State and local community interests. 4. A data center construction project designed to have an annual electrical usage of 25 megawatts or greater after construction may include a project labor agreement with the labor organizations with colle…

34:11-56.11. Effective date This act shall take effect July first, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two. L.1952, c. 9, p. 48, s. 11.

34:11-56.12 Notification to certain employees. 1. a. Every employer in this State, with 50 or more employees, shall conspicuously post notification, in a place or places accessible to all workers in each of the employer's workplaces, in a form issued by regulation promulgated by …

34:11-56.13 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act." L.2018, c.9, s.1.

34:11-56.14 Report to commissioner; terms defined. 5. a. Any employer, regardless of the location of the employer, who enters into a contract with a public body to provide qualifying services to the public body shall provide a report to the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Dev…

34:11-56.2. Discrimination in pay based on sex prohibited No employer shall discriminate in any way in the rate or method of payment of wages to any employee because of his or her sex. A differential in pay between employees based on a reasonable factor or factors other than sex …

34:11-56.25. Public policy It is declared to be the public policy of this State to establish a prevailing wage level for workmen engaged in public works in order to safeguard their efficiency and general well being and to protect them as well as their employers from the effects o…

34:11-56.26 Definitions. 2. As used in this act: (1) "Department" means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development of the State of New Jersey. (2) "Locality" means any political subdivision of the State, combination of the same or parts thereof, or any geographical area or…