As we approach the end of 2024, employers in New Jersey should be preparing for the implementation of new employment and business laws and regulations in the upcoming year. This article provides an overview of some significant changes and updates in the law set to take effect in 2025, though it is not a fully comprehensive list.

1. Minimum Wage Increases: Effective Jan. 1, 2025, the minimum wage will increase by $0.36 to $15.49 per hour for most employees. N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a4. For tipped workers, the minimum wage will increase to $5.62 per hour, up from $5.26. The maximum tip credit for employers remains at $9.87. N.J.S.A. 12:56-3.5.
2. Pay Transparency: On Nov. 18, 2024, Governor Phil Murphy signed a new statute requiring employers with at least 10 employees to include wage or salary information, or a compensation range, in any posting for a promotion, new job or transfer. The law, effective June 1, 2025, also requires employers to list benefits and other compensation programs for which the employee would be eligible within the employee’s first 12 months of employment.
3. Gender Neutral Dress Code Policies: On June 28, 2024, the New Jersey Attorney General and New Jersey Division of Civil Rights Director announced that businesses are mandated to adopt gender neutral dress codes for patrons and employees. This decision comes after the Division on Civil Rights issued a finding of probable cause where a restaurant refused to adopt a gender-neutral dress code. As part of the...

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