New Jersey is set to join the growing number of states mandating pay transparency in job postings. Senate Bill 2310 will require most employers to disclose the wage or salary range and a general description of benefits for new job or transfer opportunities. Governor Phil Murphy has until November 10, 2024, to sign the bill
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New Jersey Division on Civil Rights Releases Enforcement Guidance on State Equal Pay Act
By James M. McDonnell & Justin B. Cutlip on
Posted in Pay Equity
The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) has released a 25-page guidance explaining its enforcement policies with respect to the state’s equal pay law. The guidance provides much-needed direction to companies navigating the pitfalls associated with compensation systems and policies.
The guidance addresses questions ranging from multistate employees to affirmative defenses to the role…
New Jersey Passes New Salary History Ban
By Amanda E. Steinke & James M. McDonnell on
Posted in Pay Equity
New Jersey has enacted a new law prohibiting employers from seeking or relying on job applicants’ salary history.
Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver (acting on behalf of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy) has signed legislation that prohibits employers from requesting or relying on a job applicant’s salary history in hiring and pay-setting decisions. The law will…
Court Holds New Jersey’s Equal Pay Act Will Not Be Applied Retroactively
By James M. McDonnell & Cashida N. Okeke on
Posted in New Jersey, Pay Equity
The Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (NJEPA) does not apply retroactively to conduct occurring before its effective date, July 1, 2018, a federal district court has ruled. Perrotto v. Morgan Advanced Materials, 2:18-cv-13825-WJM-MF (D. N.J. Jan. 14, 2019). The court granted the employer’s motion to dismiss.
The NJEPA provides enhanced equal pay protections…
New Jersey Issues Equal Pay Data Reporting Instructions and Forms
Posted in Pay Equity
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has issued two reporting forms for the new Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act: Contracts for Qualifying Services and Contracts for Public Works. To assist contractors with filing the forms, the state also has issued Instructions.
The Equal Pay Act went into effect…
Countdown to New Jersey’s Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act
By Bianca N. Iozzia & K. Joy Chin on
Posted in Pay Equity
On July 1, 2018, only ten days from now, the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (Act) goes into effect, broadening New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD) to promote equal pay for all employees covered under the law.
The Act, considered one of the most comprehensive and pro-employee equal pay laws in the nation, significantly…
New Jersey Governor Signs Equal Pay Bill
By James M. McDonnell & Jackson Lewis P.C. on
Posted in Pay Equity
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act into law on April 24, 2018. The Act will take effect on July 1, 2018. The new law contains sweeping changes to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), including a prohibition against discrimination with respect to compensation or financial terms of…
NJ Governor Poised to Enact Equal Pay Act
By James M. McDonnell & Jackson Lewis P.C. on
Posted in Pay Equity
On April 24, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy plans to sign the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (the “Act”) into law. Senate Bill S-104, reintroduced in this legislative session, contains sweeping changes to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), including, among other items, a prohibition against discrimination with respect to compensation or…
New Jersey Bars State Agencies from Seeking Applicants’ Wage Histories
By K. Joy Chin on
Posted in Pay Equity
In his first official act upon taking office, newly elected Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order barring state agencies from asking job applicants about wage history. Former Governor Chris Christie previously vetoed legislation that would have prohibited employers from requesting salary history information from prospective employees.
Effective February 1, 2018, state agencies are prohibited…