Requires employer to disclose information concerning leave eligibility in hiring package.
This bill (A4621) requires New Jersey employers to provide written disclosure about an applicant's eligibility for state and federal leave programs - including family leave, medical leave, and disability benefits - at the time of a job offer. Employers must notify applicants if they will be ineligible for specific benefits and explain why, while also directing them to a state labor department webpage with more information. Employers who fail to provide this disclosure face civil penalties of up to $500 per violation. The law directly affects job applicants in New Jersey by ensuring transparency about leave rights before employment begins. It takes effect two months after enactment.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jun 24, 2024
Last action Sep 19, 2024
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The bill was amended by the Assembly Labor Committee on September 19, 2024. The only substantive policy change is a clarifying edit in section 1(b) that narrows the ineligibility notification requirement to apply specifically to leave and benefits 'for which disclosure is required' rather than all benefits 'provided for' in the section. All other changes are procedural: co-sponsors were added, the bill was designated as a first reprint, and the explanatory statement was removed.
SCOPE
Section 1(b) changed the phrase 'provided for in this section' to 'for which disclosure is required in accordance with this section,' narrowing the ineligibility notification obligation to only those benefits that trigger a disclosure requirement rather than all benefits referenced in the bill.
TECHNICAL
Assemblywomen Hall and Murphy were added as co-sponsors of the bill.
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Committee
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Sep 19, 2024
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
P
Will Sampson
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Garnet Hall
DDemocratic
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