Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman BRITNEE N. TIMBERLAKE
District 34 (Essex and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Jaffer
SYNOPSIS
Requires certain salary, compensation and benefit information to be included in certain job postings.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning job postings and supplementing Title 34 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section:
"Advertisement" means any circulation, mailing, posting, or any other form of publication, utilizing any media, promoting an employer or intending to alert its audience, regardless of size, to the availability of any position of employment.
"Employer" means any person, company, corporation, firm, labor organization, or association which has 10 or more employees over 20 calendar weeks and does business, employs persons, or takes applications for employment within this State, including the State, any county or municipality, or any instrumentality thereof. The term shall include job placement and referral agencies and other employment agencies, but excludes the United States or any of its departments, agencies, boards, or commissions, or any employee or agent thereof.
"Employment" means any occupation, vocation, job, or work with pay, including temporary or seasonal work, contingent work, and work through the services of a temporary or other employment agency; any form of vocational apprenticeship; or any internship. The physical location of the prospective employment shall be in whole, or substantial part, within this State.
b. An employer posting an advertisement for employment in the State on any platform, whether the platform is owned or controlled by the employer or is a third-party platform, shall disclose in the posting the following information:
(1) the minimum and maximum salary or hourly wage rate range for the position;
(2) any supplemental compensation for which the position is eligible;
(3) a description of the benefits provided for the position, including, but not limited to, paid leave, health care plans, and dental plans; and
(4) retirement plans offered through the employer.
c. Any employer who violates this section shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for the first violation, $5,000 for the second violation, and $10,000 for each subsequent violation collectible by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).
2. This act shall take
effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires employers to include in all job postings certain information regarding the position, specifically:
(1) the minimum and maximum salary or hourly wage rate range for the position;
(2) any supplemental compensation for which the position is eligible;
(3) a description of the benefits provided for the position, including, but not limited to, paid leave, health care plans, and dental plans; and
(4) retirement plans offered through the employer.
The bill includes all public and private employers in the State with 10 or more employees, and the requirement applies to postings on platforms owned or controlled by employers or on platforms owned or controlled by third parties.
Under the bill, if an employer fails to include the required information in a job posting, the employer will be liable for a civil penalty, collectible by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development in a summary proceeding.