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A1990
ASSEMBLY, No. 1990
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO
District 20 (Union)
SYNOPSIS
���� Requires transparency concerning compensation in
employment listings and with promotional opportunities.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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An Act
concerning transparency in employment listings and
supplementing Title 34 of the Revised Statutes.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
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1.��� a.� An employer shall make reasonable efforts to announce, post, or
otherwise make known opportunities for promotion that are advertised internally
within the employer or externally on internet-based advertisements, postings,
printed flyers, or other similar advertisements to all current employees in the
affected department or departments of the employer�s business prior to making a
promotion decision.� Any promotion for a current employee that is awarded on
the basis of years of experience or performance shall not be subject to the
notification requirements established in this subsection.
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Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
prohibit an employer from making a promotion on an emergent basis due to an
unforeseen event.
����� b.
An employer shall disclose in each posting for new jobs and transfer
opportunities that are advertised by the employer either externally or
internally the hourly wage or salary, or a range of the hourly wage or salary,
and:
����� (1)
any supplemental compensation for which the position is eligible;
����� (2)
a description of the benefits provided for the position, including, but not
limited to, paid and unpaid leave, health care plans, and dental plans; and
����� (3)
any retirement plans offered through the employer.
����� Nothing
in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit an employer from increasing
the wages, benefits, and compensation identified in the job opening posting at
the time of making an offer for employment to an applicant.
����� c.�
(1) Any employer who violates this act shall be subject to a civil penalty in
an amount not to exceed $300 for the first violation, and $600 for each
subsequent violation, collectible by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce
Development in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement
Law of 1999,"
P.L.1999,
c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).
����� (2)
An employer�s failure to comply with subsection a. of this section for one
promotional opportunity shall be considered one violation for all listings of a
particular promotion, even if that promotion is listed on multiple forums.
����� (3) An
employer�s failure to comply with subsection b. of this section for all
postings for a particular job opening or transfer opportunity shall be
considered one violation regardless of the number of postings that list, or
forums that advertise, that job opening or transfer opportunity, as
appropriate.
����� d.�� (1)
Temporary help service firms and consulting firms registered with the Division
of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall not be
required to provide, on job postings that are posted for the purpose of
identifying qualified applicants for potential future job openings and not for
existing job openings:
����� (a)
the hourly wage or salary, or range of hourly wage or salary; or
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(b) a general
description of benefits and other compensation programs for which the employee
would be eligible.
����� (2)
Temporary help service firms or consulting firms shall be required to provide
the pay and benefit information listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection to
an applicant for temporary employment at the time of interview or hire for a
specific job opening.
����� e.�� As
used in this act:
����� �Employer�
means any person, company, corporation, firm, labor organization, or
association which has 10 or more employees over 20 calendar weeks and does
business, employs persons, or takes applications for employment within this
State, including the State, any county or municipality, or any instrumentality
thereof. The term shall include job placement and referral agencies and other
employment agencies.
���� �Promotion�
means a change in job title and an increase in compensation.
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect on the first day of the seventh month next following the date of
enactment.
STATEMENT
���� This bill requires employers
to make reasonable efforts to announce, post, or otherwise make known
opportunities for promotion that are advertised internally within the employer
or externally on internet-based advertisements, postings, printed flyers, or
other similar advertisements to all current employees in the affected
department or departments of the employer�s business prior to making a
promotion decision.�
���� The bill requires employers to
disclose in each posting for new jobs and transfer opportunities that are
advertised by the employer either externally or internally the hourly wage or
salary, or a range of the hourly wage or salary, and (1) any supplemental
compensation for which the position is eligible; (2) a description of the
benefits provided for the position, including, but not limited to, paid and
unpaid leave, health care plans, and dental plans; and (3) any retirement plans
offered through the employer.
���� An employer�s failure to
comply with the bill�s provisions in connection with a particular promotional
opportunity will be considered one violation for all listings of that
promotion, even if that promotion is listed on multiple forums.
���� An employer�s failure to
comply with the bill�s provisions in connection with a particular job opening
or transfer opportunity will be considered one violation regardless of the
number of postings that list, or forums that advertise, that job opening or transfer
opportunity, as appropriate.
���� The Commissioner of Labor and
Workforce Development may enforce the provisions of the bill in a summary
proceeding, and an employer who violates the bill will be subject to a civil
penalty in an amount not to exceed $300 for the first violation, and $600 for
each subsequent violation.