New Jersey
Enhanced to include termination for cause and constructive discharge coverage.
Updated to reflect interim guidance for employers on how to evaluate suspected cannabis impairment in the workplace.
Updated to reflect a change in the 2023 scheduled increase to the minimum wage.
With recreational marijuana now legal in nearly half of all US states, a growing number of jurisdictions are beginning to enact laws aimed at securing employment protections for individuals who choose to use cannabis while off duty.
Updated to reflect amended regulations regarding notice-posting requirements, effective August 1, 2022.
Updated to reflect amended regulations regarding notice-posting requirements, effective August 1, 2022.
Updated to reflect amended regulations regarding Family Leave Act and Law Against Discrimination notice-posting requirements, effective August 1, 2022.
Unless the rate of inflation unexpectedly goes down over the next three months, the New Jersey minimum wage could be at least $14.13 per hour for large employers and at least $12.93 for small and seasonal employers.