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Introduced Session

This bill increases certain penalties for violations of the "New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law," P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a et seq.). Current law states that for a first violation of that law, an employer is guilty of a disorderly persons offense and may be punished by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000, by imprisonment for not less than 10 and not more than 90 days, or both. The bill increases the fines for a first violation to an amount not less than $500, but maintains the maximum fine of not more than $1,000. Current law also states that for a second or subsequent violation, an employer is guilty of a disorderly persons offense and may be punished by a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000, by imprisonment for not less than 10 and not more than 100 days, or both. The bill increases the fines for a second violation to an amount not less than $1,000 and not more than $2,000. Finally, the bill adds to the law that a third or subsequent violation constitutes a crime of the fourth degree, punishable by a fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $10,000, by imprisonment for up to 18 months, or both.

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Fred Madden (D)*,  Patrick Diegnan (D), 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee (on 01/11/2022)

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