New Jersey is set to strengthen protections for temporary workers in a sweeping bill known as the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights. The measure would codify unprecedented measures for the state’s temporary workforce and impose what the New Jersey Business and Industry and Association has described as “burdensome” requirements on temporary help firms and their third-party clients. Although Governor Murphy conditionally vetoed the bill on September 22, he did express his overall support for the measure with some recommended changes that the state legislature is now considering. For now, all eyes are on New Jersey as the bill is finalized and the state prepares to lead the movement to create affirmative protections for temporary laborers. Here’s what you need to know and what you can do to prepare for the bill to ultimately become law.
A Brief Background
After an unusual vote was held in August 2022, the New Jersey State Senate approved the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights. This bill aims to provide robust protections to temporary workers, who the legislature found are typically underpaid compared to regular employees and far less likely to receive employer-sponsored retirement and health benefits. The bill provides certain protections to temporary laborers and imposes new requirements on temporary help service firms and third-party clients of those firms.
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