Bill > S4958

Introduced Session

This bill removes the exception to the payment of minimum wage to minors from the "New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law." Under the bill, every working minor is entitled to receive the minimum wage. The bill eliminates any exceptions to the payment of minimum wage and overtime to minors, including by wage order or in certain industries in which under current law the payment of the minimum wage to minors is not required. The bill provides that the overtime payment law includes minors between 16 and 18 years of age who work up to 50 hours during the summer months. However, the bill clarifies that the overtime payment requirements do not apply to minors or other employees working at summer camps, conferences and retreats operated by any nonprofit or religious corporation or association during the months of June, July, August or September. This bill does not change the current law's exemption of these entities from paying the minimum wage. The bill does not change existing law for an employee who falls into certain categorical exemptions, such as a bona fide executive, is not entitled to overtime pay regardless of age. Additionally, the bill codifies two administrative regulation exemptions to overtime pay: (1) employees engaged in seasonal amusement occupations; and (2) skilled mechanics employed by a nonmanufacturing employer primarily engaged in the business of selling new or new and used motor vehicles or in the business of automotive or truck repair, provided that the mechanic will be paid on a flat rate or incentive rate basis; and guaranteed a basic contractual hourly rate, separate from and exclusive from the flat or incentive rate, which contractual hourly rate will include payment of time and one-half of the hourly rate for all hours actually worked in excess of 40 hours per week and will be at least the minimum wage.

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Joe Cryan (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee (on 12/08/2025)

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