New Jersey’s Poster Coming Soon to a Workplace Near You

We recently reported that New Jersey’s minimum wage will be going up on January 1, 2018, based on an annual adjustment based on inflation. The state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development has issued the updated Wage and Hour Law Abstract, which has a revision date of 1/18.

Employers should be aware that two other notices on the poster have been updated: Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation and Discrimination in Housing. Details of the changes are outlined below.

Wage and Hour Law Notice

Minimum Wage Rate

The minimum wage rate in New Jersey increases to $8.60 per hour, effective January 1, 2018.

Exemptions to the Minimum Wage

As outlined in our previous blog, employees who are exempt from New Jersey’s minimum wage include full-time students who are employed by the college/university at which they are enrolled (at not less than 85% of the minimum wage), outside salespeople, part-time employees who care for children in an employer’s home, and some minors under the age of 18.

Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation & Discrimination in Housing Notices

New Discrimination Category

New Jersey’s Division on Civil Rights has updated both notices to include a discrimination category that was recently added to the state’s Law Against Discrimination.

Both notices now state that discrimination is prohibited on the basis of liability for service in the U.S. Armed Forces. The notices have a revision date of 11/2/17.

Worry-Free Compliance

If you order our 1-Year Compliance Plan, you will automatically receive the updated New Jersey poster as soon as it is available. And because we provide free poster updates for mandatory changes, no matter how many occur during the 12-month period, you will never have to worry about being in compliance!