TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) today announced a new, comprehensive enforcement strategy to ensure no worker is denied any of the earnings or benefits they are entitled to under the state’s labor laws.
This innovative strategy – known as strategic enforcement – focuses on industries with a history of non-compliance with existing laws and on those whose employees are less likely to file complaints with the Department. The Department’s new approach augments its existing complaint-driven enforcement actions.
“This proactive, forward-thinking strategy adds a new dimension to our ability to safeguard workers from wage abuses and protect law-abiding employers from an unfair disadvantage when unsavory competitors illegally cut corners to keep down their labor costs,” said Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo. “I am continually proud to work for a governor who always has the greater good of our workforce top of mind.”
The Department’s first strategic enforcement initiatives focus on two industries: commercial laundromats and multi-unit residential construction. Commercial laundromats predominantly employ women immigrants, who are often fearful of reporting wage theft and other workplace violations. In residential construction, worker misclassification has become embedded in many companies’ business models.
These targets follow months of research and were selected to make a lasting industrywide impact on...
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