New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Bill A-2617/S-2998, an amendment to the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law that will require employers to provide a “hiring preference” to any ...

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Below are the more notable pending New Jersey workers’ compensation bills in the 2024-25 session, with 2025 updates in bold. A1719 / S1883 Excludes Certain Illegal Aliens This excludes certain illegal ...

This past August, Acting Gov. Nicholas Scutari (who was serving in that position while Gov. Phil Murphy was at the Democratic National Convention) signed into law S2822/A3986, which increases the ...

"We are committed to protecting New Jersey's workers and ensuring fair wages," said New Jersey Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari, who served as the acting governor during Gov. Phil Murphy's absence ...

New Jersey is taking on Amazon, suing over alleged discrimination against pregnant and disabled workers and misclassifying drivers, demanding millions and seeking justice for local employees' rights.

Three Ocean County companies that owe a total of $135,000 in penalties to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development for failing to provide adequate workers' compensation coverage ...

The Workers Compensation Research Institute CompScope study found New Jersey ASCs handled one-quarter of comp claims, workcompcentral.com reported. 1. The percentage of claims in New Jersey for ...