New Jersey
Updated to reflect the 2018 annual inflation adjustment to the state minimum wage.
As mandated by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, New Jersey public employers must post the New Jersey Safe and Healthful Workplace Poster.
New Jersey employers with enclosed workplace areas are covered by the smoke-free workplace law and should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
New Jersey employers seeking to show their compliance with New Jersey's law regarding use of handheld wireless telephones and other electronic devices while driving, to promote driving safety and to limit liability from accidents involving employees who are driving and using electronic devices for business-related purposes should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
New Jersey employers seeking to educate employees about the availability of leave for emergency responders and to demonstrate compliance with New Jersey's emergency responder leave law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
New Jersey employers seeking to explain how the handbook and supplement should be read together and that neither the handbook nor the supplement alter an employee's at-will status should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
New Jersey employers seeking to inform employees about their policy against voter intimidation and to demonstrate compliance with New Jersey law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.