2025 New Jersey Employment Law Updates
The start of the new year is a great time for New Jersey employers to review their employee handbooks and policies and consider revisions based on changes in the law or best practices.
Pay Transparency
As set forth in a November 2024 GT Alert, New Jersey, like a number of other states, will soon enforce pay transparency requirements and mandate certain job posting disclosures.
Remote Workers
The New Jersey Attorney General and New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) issued guidance on existing legal requirements applicable to workers employed with New Jersey companies who reside and work outside the state.
Dress Codes (Employees and Patrons)
The New Jersey Attorney General and the DCR issued a constant decree stemming from a charge of discrimination against a New Jersey restaurant involving a gender-binary dress code for employees and patrons.
The New Jersey Data Protection Act
Effective Jan. 15, 2025, the New Jersey Data Protection Act (NJDPA) imposes new protections for New Jersey consumers regarding personal data released to businesses.
Retirement Plan Requirements
Retire Ready NJ requires all New Jersey employers with 25 or more employees that do not offer a qualifying retirement plan for their employees to provide certain retirement benefits.
Employment Law Regulations Impacting New Jersey Residents
Private households in New Jersey employing domestic workers may now be considered employers and have important obligations under the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights (DWBR).
Immigration Status Protections
Pursuant to $2869, signed into law in August 2024, employers may not coerce or attempt to coerce an employee based on the employee's immigration status for the purpose of concealing purported violations of state wage, benefit, or tax laws.
Wage and Hour
As previously announced by the New Jersey Department of Labor, effective Jan. 1, 2025, the minimum wage applicable to most employees increased to $15.49 per hour.
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