Lawsuit Filed, Enforcement of Trenton’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Delayed, Pending Court Hearing

 

On March 6, 2015, the City of Trenton entered into an agreement with six New Jersey business associations to suspend enforcement of its paid sick leave ordinance pending an April 9 court hearing on the business associations’ application for a preliminary injunction. Trenton’s sick leave ordinance, passed by voter referendum late last year, was scheduled to take effect on March 4, 2015. The business associations filed suit in New Jersey Superior Court, Mercer County, in advance of the effective date, seeking a declaration that the ordinance is unconstitutional and unenforceable, as well as injunctive relief preventing the enforcement of the ordinance.