Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman LINDA S. CARTER
District 22 (Somerset and Union)
Assemblywoman YVONNE LOPEZ
District 19 (Middlesex)
Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Senator JOSEPH P. CRYAN
District 20 (Union)
Senator BENJIE E. WIMBERLY
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Miller, Hutchison, Sampson, Assemblywoman Simmons, Assemblymen Abdelaziz, Allen, Danielsen, Assemblywomen Ramirez, Katz, Morales, Assemblyman Singh, Assemblywomen Speight, Collazos-Gill, Park, Assemblyman Bailey, Assemblywomen Murphy, McCoy, Senators Moriarty, McKnight, Timberlake and Greenstein
SYNOPSIS
Establishes criminal penalties for certain violations of the “New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act.”
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Judiciary Committee on May 8, 2025, with amendments.
An Act establishing criminal penalties for certain violations of the “New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act” and supplementing Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. It shall be a crime of the fourth degree for an employer to:
(1) knowingly falsify a certified payroll record or other record required pursuant to the provisions of the “New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act,” P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.); or
(2) 1[willfully] knowingly1 make, or cause to be made, a false, deceptive, or fraudulent statement on a public works contractor registration form in connection with the requirements pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.52).
b. A county prosecutor or the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, as appropriate, shall notify the Attorney General that a violation of this section has occurred so that the Attorney General may make a determination regarding whether to exercise the authority granted to the Attorney General pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1970, c.74 (C.52:17B-106) to supersede a county prosecutor for the purpose of prosecuting or investigating the violation or, if appropriate, to refer the case to the county prosecutor for investigation and prosecution or other appropriate legal action.
c. A penalty imposed pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed in connection with the offense.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.