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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 Boston and nationwide: U.S. Labor Department Settles With Accounting Firm The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and order requiring the firm of Ahlstrom & Baker CPAs in Los Alamitos, California,... Read more > Job Bias Charges Edged Up In 2006, EEOC Reports The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) last year received a total of 75,768 discrimination charges against private sector employer... Read more > U.S. Labor Secretary Announces Grant to Aid Dislocated Workers in Massachusetts WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao recently issued a grant of $2,281,237, with an initial increment of $1,110,464, to assist appro... Read more > More Labor Law News >

Labor Law Terms

Today's Terms

Central bank

Definition:
A country's principal monetary authority, responsible for such key functions as issuing currency and regulating the supply of credit in the economy.

American Stock Exchange

Definition:
One of the key stock exchanges in the United States, it consists mainly of stocks and bonds of companies that are small to medium-sized, compared with the shares of large corporations traded on the New York Stock Exchange..

Completeness of Investigation

Definition:
An employee should only be terminated if his/her guilt was proven beyond reasonable doubt. If an employee has been accused, the proof can not rest on assumptions only.

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Collective Bargaining
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Fair Labor Standards Act
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