NJBIA is urging a few key changes in new pay transparency regulations proposed by the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
In comments submitted to the department late last week, NJBIA Chief Government Affairs Officer Christopher Emigholz said certain conditions in the proposed rules may exceed statute and decrease employer flexibility as it relates to job postings.
“NJBIA and our members remain fully committed to transparency, fairness, internal mobility and robust hiring in New Jersey,” Emigholz wrote.
“We believe the statute’s goals can be achieved without placing undue administrative or operational burdens on employers — and without risking unintended negative consequences for job creation, speed of hiring, or internal promotion flexibility.”
NJDOL’s proposed requirements for the public notification of promotions, new jobs and transfer opportunities were posted on Sept. 15, following a new pay transparency law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy earlier this year.
One major concern for the business community is the regulation that states for each job opportunity an employer advertises externally or internally, the employer must include a range of hourly rate or annual pay that is no more than 60% of the minimum pay or salary.
As an example, an employer posting a pay range between $20 an hour and $34 an hour would be in violation of the rule. So too would an employer advertising a salary between $100,000 and $165,000.
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