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NJ A2490
NJ A2490Requires businesses receiving financial assistance from EDA be prohibited from any gender gap payment practice to their employees.
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Introduced
02/03/2020
02/03/2020
In Committee
02/03/2020
02/03/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/11/2022
01/11/2022
Introduced Session
2020-2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (authority) to adopt rules and regulations requiring that a business that receives financial assistance from the authority is not to engage in gender discrimination against workers employed at the business. A business that receives financial assistance from the authority is to submit written documentation, as determined by the authority, verifying that the business is not engaging in gender discrimination. The bill defines "gender discrimination" as an employment practice in which a business discriminates between its employees on the basis of sex by paying a rate of compensation, including benefits, to employees of one sex less than the rate paid to employees of the other sex for substantially similar work, when viewed as a composite of skill, effort, and responsibility.
AI Summary
This bill requires the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to adopt rules and regulations prohibiting businesses that receive financial assistance from the authority from engaging in gender discrimination against their employees. Businesses receiving such assistance must submit documentation verifying that they are not discriminating based on gender by paying employees of one sex less than the other for substantially similar work. The bill defines "gender discrimination" as this pay disparity between employees of different sexes for comparable jobs.
Committee Categories
Labor and Employment
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee (on 02/03/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A2500/2490_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A2500/2490_I1.PDF |
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