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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey bill requires construction employers to post workplace rights and contact info
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor CommitteeSponsors: Gary Schaer and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
New Jersey bill A584 requires construction industry employers to conspicuously post and distribute written notices of employee rights regarding minimum wage, overtime, unemployment, and anti-retaliation protections. The notice must include contact information for filing complaints with the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development and be provided in English, Spanish, and other significant first languages of workers.
Construction workers gain guaranteed written notice of workplace rights and explicit complaint pathways, while construction employers face civil penalties up to $1,500 for a first violation and up to $5,000 for subsequent offenses for failing to comply.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Construction industry employers
Employers must conspicuously post and distribute written notices of workplace rights, provide translations in applicable languages, and face civil penalties for non-compliance.
Construction workers
Workers receive written notices regarding their rights to minimum wage, overtime, unemployment benefits, and instructions on how to file complaints.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
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