N.J. Admin. Code § 12:56-1.7
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
Section 12:56-1.7 - Discharge or discrimination against employee making complaint(a) An employer is a disorderly person, if he or she discharges or in any other manner discriminates against any employee because such employee has made any complaint to his or her employer or to the Commissioner that he or she has not been paid wages in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or because such employee has caused to be instituted or is about to cause to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this chapter, or because such employee has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding, or because such employee has served or is about to serve on a wage board, and shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense and shall, upon conviction therefor, be fined not less than $ 100.00 nor more than $ 1,000. Such employer shall be required, as a condition of such judgment of conviction, to offer reinstatement in employment to any such discharged employee and to correct any such discriminatory action, and also to pay to any such employee in full, all wages lost as a result of such discharge or discriminatory action, under penalty of contempt proceedings for failure to comply with such requirement.(b) As an alternative to, or in addition to, any sanctions imposed under (a) above, the Commissioner is authorized under N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a 24 to assess and collect administrative penalties as provided for in N.J.A.C. 12:56-1.3.N.J. Admin. Code § 12:56-1.7
New Rule, R.1991 d.606, effective 12/16/1991.
See: 23 New Jersey Register 2942(a), 23 New Jersey Register 3810(a).
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 12:56-1.6 by R.2001 d.278, effective 8/6/2001.
See: 33 New Jersey Register 1850(a), 33 New Jersey Register 2676(a).