In our post earlier this week, we covered recent developments in state and local labor and employment laws in the states at the beginning of the alphabet. We now turn our attention to developments in the remaining states.

New Jersey

• Temporary Workers' Bill of Rights – On February 6, 2023, the Temporary Workers' Bill of Rights was signed into law by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. The law broadly expands the rights of approximately 127,000 temporary workers in New Jersey. As of May 7, 2023, staffing agencies must provide their temporary workers with an Assignment Notification at the time of dispatch to each assignment. Notice must be provided to temporary workers in Spanish or in any other language generally understood in the locale of the staffing agency. If a temporary worker's schedule, shift or location changes on a multi-day assignment, the staffing agency must (if possible) provide notice no less than 48 hours in advance of the change. Finally, temporary workers who exercise their rights under the law are now protected against retaliation by staffing agencies, third-party employers, and any agents thereof. Additional obligations under the law (including recordkeeping, transportation, and additional notification requirements) do not take effect until August 5, 2023. The New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development will add information regarding these additional requirements to its website FAQ "in the coming months."

New Mexico

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