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New Jersey Minimum Wage Laws

The Division of Wage and Hour Compliance enforces New Jersey State Labor Laws by enforcing a minimum wage, methods of wage payment and by enforcing the laws concerning the employment of children.

The Division of Wage and Hour Compliance regulates the following workplace labor standards:

MINIMUM WAGE - The New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law establishes a minimum wage rate and overtime rate for all workers in New Jersey that are covered by the Act.

MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE - On April 12, 2005, Acting Governor Richard J. Codey signed legislation increasing New Jersey's hourly minimum wage. The first raise will be effective on October 1, 2005, when the hourly minimum wage will increase from the current $5.15 to $6.15. The next raise will be effective on October 1, 2006, when it will increase to $7.15 per hour.

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	News about Labor Law cases in Chicago and nationwide: U.S. Labor Department Announces $4.4 Million Grant To Assist Mississippi Workers The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $4,433,754 grant, with an initial release of $1,477,077, to provide employment-related assistance to... Read more > EEOC And BNSF Railway Agree To Settle Age Discrimination Lawsuit For $800,000 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today announced that they had agreed to settle an age discrimina... Read more > U.S. Labor Department Halts Rockville PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a temporary restraining order that freezes the assets of Plan 3 Inc. and Plan 3 Technologi... Read more > More Labor Law News >

Labor Law Terms

Today's Terms

Futures

Definition:
Contracts that require delivery of a commodity of specified quality and quantity, at a specified price, on a specified future date.

Price supports

Definition:
Federal assistance provided to farmers to help them deal with such unfavorable factors as bad weather and overproduction.

Objectivity of investigation

Definition:
Were investigations only guided by the goal to prove someone's fault or were all other possible explanations considered?

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Collective Bargaining
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OFCCP
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