The New Jersey Department of Labor (NJDOL) just updated two of its mandatory workplace posters, which New Jersey employers should post immediately. The Wage and Hour Law Abstract has been updated to reflect the new minimum wage of $8.25 per hour, effective January 1, 2014. The Payment of Wages poster has been updated to (1) incorporate a 2009 regulation allowing permission to deduct health club membership fees and child care services from wages, and (2) detail employers’ obligation to provide new hires with the recordkeeping poster.
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