New Jersey A1827
2018 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Sick Leave
STATUS: Enacted
Provides for the accrual of one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked with no restriction on minimum size of employer to qualify for leave.
Read More2018 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Sick Leave
STATUS: Enacted
Provides for the accrual of one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked with no restriction on minimum size of employer to qualify for leave.
Read More2021 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Sick Leave
STATUS: Enacted
Removes language that specifies that the sick leave provisions apply to birth, adoption, or placement for adoption. Instead, provides that (i) sick leave shall also be interpreted to mean birth, adoption, or placement for adoption;
Read More2019 | Defenses, Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Legal Deadlines, Pay Transparency, Prior Salary, Protected Classes, Remedies Fair Pay, Retaliation, Work Comparisons
STATUS: Enacted
Comprehensive state equal pay law requiring equal pay for substantially similar work for employees of a different sex, or different sex in combination with another protected status; prohibiting employer inquiry into prior salary; adding pay transparency requirements; and providing remedies for violations of the law.
Read More2016 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Sick Leave
STATUS: Enacted
Provides for the accrual of one hour of paid sick leave for every 52 hours worked for all qualifying employees employed by employers of all sizes.
Read More2016 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Sick Leave
STATUS: Enacted
Provides for the accrual of one hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked for all employees.
Read More2014 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Family Leave
STATUS: Enacted
Section 28-41-35 states that employees are elegible for temporary caregiver benefits for any week (up to four weeks in a benefit year) they are unable to perform customary work because they are bonding with a newborn or newly adopted child, or because they are caring for a child or family member without fear of potential termination, employer retaliation, or loss of health care benefits. This bill is expanded by H.B. 6090, § 1, 2021-2022 Leg. Sess. (R.I. 2021).
Read More| Fair Pay, Industry Bills, Minimum Wage
STATUS: Enacted
Relates to minimum wage rates for covered airport workers; provides no such worker shall be compensated at a rate lower then the applicable standard rate.
Read More2019 | Fair Pay, Prior Salary
STATUS: Enacted
Prohibits private-sector employers from asking about or relying on the prior salary of applicants or current employees, with some exceptions.
Read More2019 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Family Leave
STATUS: Enacted
The Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act creates the family and medical leave insurance program to provide partial, wage-replacement benefits based on an employee's yearly earnings for up to twelve weeks to an elegible individual who takes leave from work to care for a new child or a family member with a serious health condition.
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