Labor

Assembly Bill 4834 · Requires businesses receiving financial assistance from EDA be prohibited from any gender gap payment practice to their employees.

Still in committee since May 4, 2026

Assembly Bill 4850 · Concerns financial need policy used to determine costs to clients to participate in certain vocational rehabilitation services.

Still in committee since May 4, 2026

Assembly Bill 4804 · Creates "New Jersey Workplace Skills Savings Program"; appropriates $25 million.

Still in committee since March 23, 2026

Assembly Bill 4771 · Creates "Unemployment Intake Accountability Pilot Program."

Still in committee since March 19, 2026

Assembly Bill 3590 · Requires DOLWD to identify and recruit unemployed individuals for employment in healthcare facilities, home care services, and hospice services; makes appropriation.

Still in committee since March 16, 2026

Assembly Bill 4683 · Establishes "New Jersey Union-Led Semiconductor Innovation and Security Program."

Still in committee since March 16, 2026

Assembly Bill 4735 · Clarifies that amateur sports official is independent contractor for purposes of State employment laws.

Still in committee since March 16, 2026

Assembly Bill 4617 · Concerns certain workers' compensation supplemental benefits and funding method.

Still in committee since March 10, 2026

Assembly Bill 4630 · Establishes program in DOLWD to address jobs lost due to automation.

Still in committee since March 10, 2026

Assembly Bill 4638 · Prohibits the employment of unauthorized aliens and requires employers to use E-Verify program.

Still in committee since March 10, 2026

Assembly Bill 4639 · Prohibits training repayment agreements.

Still in committee since March 10, 2026

Assembly Bill 4465 · Institutes State contract set-aside program for union business enterprises.

Still in committee since February 24, 2026

Assembly Bill 4481 · Permits employee to use earned sick leave in connection with immigration-related proceeding.

Still in committee since February 24, 2026

Assembly Bill 4487 · Prohibits workplace discrimination based on menstruation, perimenopause, and menopause.

Still in committee since February 24, 2026

Senate Bill 1253 · Concerns eligibility for unemployment benefits.

Still in committee since February 24, 2026

Assembly Bill 4091 · Concerns discrimination based on membership in a labor organization.

Still in committee since February 19, 2026

Assembly Bill 4194 · Provides certain employment protections for working parents due to school closure during state of emergency and public health emergency.

Still in committee since February 19, 2026

Assembly Bill 4358 · Provides eight weeks of pregnancy-related temporary disability leave benefits after delivery date.

Still in committee since February 19, 2026

Assembly Bill 4359 · Provides corporation business and gross income tax credit for employment of persons who have experienced job loss due to automation.

Still in committee since February 19, 2026

Assembly Bill 4413 · Expands exemption to wage and hour requirements for certain summer camp workers.

Still in committee since February 19, 2026

Assembly Bill 4414 · Immunizes employers from civil liability for certain disclosures regarding employees and former employees.

Still in committee since February 19, 2026

Assembly Bill 4415 · Concerns eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits for crossing guards.

Still in committee since February 19, 2026

Assembly Bill 4435 · Establishes "Employment First Commission."

Still in committee since February 19, 2026

Assembly Bill 4024 · Directs DOLWD to establish regional farm wage; provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to farm employers paying certain farm worker wages.

Still in committee since February 12, 2026

Assembly Bill 4072 · Establishes minimum qualifications for persons employed on public works contract.

Sent February 12, 2026 · Moved on without a report after 7 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 113 · Concerns bereavement leave for miscarriage and stillbirth.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 156 · "New Jersey Jobs Protection Act"; requires verification of employment.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 191 · Requires certain contractors to verify work authorization of newly hired employees.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 258 · Extends "whistleblower" protections to employee disclosure of governmental mismanagement, waste and abuse.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 440 · Establishes "New Jersey Paid Prenatal Personal Leave Act."

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 465 · Prohibits certain employment actions against employees affected by a declared state of emergency.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 584 · Requires employers within construction industry to notify employees of certain rights.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 600 · Requires State to provide recipients of State tax refunds, unemployment insurance benefits and State employee compensation certain payment options.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 680 · Prohibits local units of government from adopting increased minimum wage and mandatory paid sick leave for private employers.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 681 · Prohibits local governments from requiring private employers to provide paid sick leave.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 701 · Permits minors to work until 11 p.m. between Memorial Day and October 1 of each year in certain circumstances.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 702 · Exempts alarm installers and locksmiths from apprenticeship requirement under "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act."

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 767 · Concerns unlawful employment practices based on provision of health benefits plans.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 812 · Establishes construction workforce recruitment and training program in DOLWD.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 980 · Expands certain employer reporting requirements to include entities that employ or contract with individuals for financial compensation, including ride-sharing and delivery technology platforms.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 986 · Revises law on extended employment programs for persons with disabilities.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1044 · Increases certain penalties for violations of wage and hour law.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1045 · Revises workers' compensation coverage for certain injuries to volunteer and professional public safety and law enforcement personnel.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1050 · Reaffirms continuation of Rutgers Institute of Management and Labor Relations; appropriates $750,000.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1065 · Establishes workforce development training program for advanced transmission technology.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1066 · Permits certain local units to enter into project labor agreements for public works projects below $5 million threshold.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1161 · Requires employers to include in job posting whether posting is for existing position and sets additional job posting requirements.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Reported out after 62 days, 6–3

Assembly Bill 1184 · Revises test for employment or independent contractor status under certain State labor laws.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1202 · Revises calculation of daily benefit rate under temporary disability and family temporary disability leave.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1271 · Reduces taxable wage base applied to certain tax contributions.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1278 · Allows gross income tax deduction for income earned in form of tips.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1338 · Reduces threshold cost, from $5 million to $3 million, of public works projects which may include project labor agreements.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1348 · Concerns enforcement of public work project requirements; establishes penalties for failure to submit payroll records.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1384 · Reduces statute of limitations from six years to two years in medical fee disputes in workers' compensation matters.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1434 · Requires DOLWD to take measures to ensure State unemployment offices reopen immediately and remain open during and after public health emergency.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1441 · Concerns classification of musicians for purposes of State employment laws.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1443 · Creates grant program for NJ YouthBuild programs through DOLWD; makes appropriation.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1516 · Exempts poll workers wages from affecting unemployment compensation.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Reported out after 62 days, 9–0 · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1527 · Permits partnerships and joint ventures to bid on certain public works and prevailing wage contracts if each party to partnership or joint venture is independently registered.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1547 · Limits amount of payment that State agency as property owner may withhold from certain contractors on State construction contracts to two percent of amount due.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1561 · Concerns eligibility for unemployment benefits for certain seasonal workers.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1564 · Concerns eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits for certain seasonal employees.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1577 · Permits application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained after January 2003 while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1597 · Concerns occupational safety and health for public employees of certain interstate authorities.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1637 · Provides temporary disability benefits for special law enforcement officers.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1642 · Establishes protection from adverse employment action for authorized medical cannabis patients.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1643 · Requires employers to report certain allegations of sexual assault.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1695 · Establishes procedures and standards regarding public service privatization contracts.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1708 · Establishes "Guaranteed Income Pilot Program" in DOLWD for residents of certain cities.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1754 · Require business seeking to perform State contract to disclose certain labor and employment law violations.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1757 · Provides corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for businesses that employ formerly incarcerated individuals.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1760 · Directs DOLWD to identify, and post on website, employment opportunities with minimal barriers to entry for persons returning to workforce after imprisonment.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Reported out after 114 days, 9–1

Assembly Bill 1763 · Establishes Second Chance Program in charge of providing opportunities through labor organizations for formerly incarcerated individuals.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1769 · Establishes Water Apprenticeship, Training, and Employment Resources (WATER) Pilot Program in DOLWD; appropriates $1 million.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1809 · Allows gross income tax deduction for union dues paid to labor organizations.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1812 · Requires payment of minimum wage to minors; requires payment of overtime to minors in certain circumstances; codifies certain exemptions to overtime payment requirements.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1820 · Requires official inspection facility employees covered by collective bargaining agreement to be offered employment following contract renewal or award of new contract; requires collective bargaining agreement to be binding in certain cases.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1829 · Prohibits non-compete clauses.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1870 · Provides workers' compensation benefits for certain public safety workers who developed illness or injury as result of responding to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1880 · Permits reimbursement of COBRA health benefit costs of survivors of certain deceased public safety employees; appropriates $750,000.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1972 · Revises law concerning family leave to extend protection by reducing, over time, employee threshold from 30 employees to five employees in definition of employer.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1973 · Establishes occupational heat stress standard and "Occupational Heat-Related Illness and Injury Prevention Program" in DOLWD.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1989 · Requires employer to disclose information concerning leave eligibility in hiring package.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1990 · Requires transparency concerning compensation in employment listings and with promotional opportunities.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 1995 · Establishes "Occupational Heat-Related Illness and Injury Prevention Program" and occupational heat stress standard in DOLWD.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2017 · Prohibits employers from inquiring about gender of job applicants under certain circumstances.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2038 · Exempts certain volunteer first responders from coverage under "unemployment compensation law"; excludes from gross income amounts received for certain volunteer emergency services.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2041 · The "New Jersey Intern Protection Act"; provides legal protections and remedies for persons engaged in internships with employers.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2102 · Establishes criminal penalties for certain violations of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act."

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2142 · Allows for sharing of family leave benefits between covered individuals under certain circumstances.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2173 · Establishes recruitment and referral program for certain individuals and extends certain provisions of law concerning affirmative action in public works contracts to workers with disabilities.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2179 · Requires certain employers to provide paid leave to employees serving in elective office.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2187 · Establishes 10 year Menstrual Leave and Remote Work Pilot Program.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2198 · Establishes protected leave under "Family Leave Act" and family temporary disability leave benefits for bereavement for death of child, miscarriage, stillbirth, and certain other circumstances.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Reported out after 62 days, 8–1

Assembly Bill 2258 · Allows cities to close existing life guard pension plans to new entrants and modifies certain life guard pension benefits; makes new life guard pension plans permissive.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2286 · Revises child labor laws concerning employment of minor in theatrical production.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2318 · Provides accidental disability benefits to police who contract COVID-19 under certain circumstances.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2347 · Requires certain employers to provide certain employees with notifications concerning federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2394 · Provides corporation business tax credits and gross income tax credits to employers that hire certain individuals through One-Stop Career Centers.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2413 · Provides dedicated funding for promotion of apprenticeships and apprenticeship programs from Workforce Development Partnership Fund.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2466 · Allocates $200 million to Department of Labor and Workforce Development to improve unemployment insurance infrastructure technology.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2494 · "New Jersey Works Act"; concerns businesses and pre-employment training programs; provides tax credit to businesses supporting pre-employment training programs; appropriates $1 million.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2655 · Supports activities of New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2661 · Directs State Auditor to audit DOLWD Division of Unemployment Insurance.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2779 · Excludes certain illegal aliens from workers' compensation and temporary disability benefits.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2792 · Prevents intoxicated employees from receiving workers' compensation.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2798 · Exempts small businesses from apprenticeship requirement under "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act."

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 2959 · Prohibits employment of illegal aliens and requires use of E-Verify program in public contracts.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3055 · Requires calculation of national average time needed to approve applications for initial credential in profession or occupation and use of average time as standard in New Jersey.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3151 · Excludes overtime pay of certain employees from gross income tax.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3154 · Prohibits terminal leave compensation for local government employees.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3167 · Concerns workers' compensation insurance requirements for certain corporations and partnerships.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3187 · Concerns repayment of unemployment insurance benefits obtained fraudulently.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3266 · Prohibits no-poaching agreements in franchise arrangements.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3286 · Requires employers to provide paid leave to employees to vote in certain circumstances.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3400 · Includes minimum number of firefighting personnel for public employer as term and condition of employment for purpose of collective bargaining under certain circumstances; provides for dispute resolution procedure.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3408 · Concerns work break periods and warehouse conditions of employment.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3415 · Strengthens enforcement of child labor law.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3416 · Establishes workplace policies on employees' right to disconnect from work.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3462 · Establishes Office for Women's Advancement in DOLWD to facilitate full and equal participation of women in workplace; makes an appropriation.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3472 · Requires employers to adopt domestic violence policies and protocols established by DOLWD.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3480 · Concerns outreach and training for minorities and women in the construction industry.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3513 · Establishes "Business Growth Protection Act"; revises law concerning temporary help service firms and temporary laborers.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3524 · Requires restaurant employees to receive periodic sexual harassment training.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3541 · Concerns prevailing wage payments in residential construction projects.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3548 · Provides certain volunteer and other workers with maximum compensation benefit for workers' compensation claim regardless of outside employment.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Reported out after 114 days, 10–0

Assembly Bill 3549 · Concerns eligibility for unemployment benefits.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3589 · Revises registered apprenticeship requisites of public works contractors and creates opt-out from participation in registered apprenticeship program for public works projects.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3611 · Requires payment of prevailing wage for certain data center construction.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3632 · Allocates $50 million to Department of Labor and Workforce Development from federal government assistance to improve unemployment insurance benefit claims processing capacity.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3633 · Directs State Auditor to audit Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance in DOLWD.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3638 · Provides family leave for employee to attend certain events of child of employee; establishes tax credits for employer that provide full paid family leave benefits.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3646 · Establishes Nuclear Energy Apprenticeship, Training, and Employment Resources Pilot Program in DOLWD; appropriates $1 million.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3691 · Excludes tips from gross income tax.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3724 · Provides personal liability for owner, executive officer, or executive director of employer for failure to pay for workers' compensation coverage.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Reported out after 114 days, 7–3

Assembly Bill 3728 · Concerns unemployment benefits for certain individuals.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3762 · Establishes "New Jersey Private Contractor Registration Act;" appropriates $1.5 million.*

Sent January 13, 2026 · Reported out after 114 days, 7–3

Assembly Bill 3822 · Establishes State occupational safety and health standard for toilets at construction sites.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3827 · Establishes additional manner of employer compliance to provide earned sick leave for certain employees subject to collective bargaining agreements.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3894 · Provides secondary classroom experience credit towards meeting requirements of classroom training portion of registered apprenticeship.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3970 · Requires public entities to enter into project labor agreements in certain public works projects at or above $3 million.

Still in committee since January 13, 2026

Assembly Bill 3992 · Establishes "Youth Homelessness Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act."

Still in committee since January 13, 2026