Policy Committee Member
By joining a NJBIA Policy Committee, you are a member of a select group of members from many different businesses who share a common interest in a particular area of concern.
Elissa Frank
Vice President of Government Affairs
Employment & Labor Law Committee
NJBIA offers timely information and resources to help New Jersey employers understand and respond to employment and labor laws affecting their businesses. Receive timely updates about changes in laws affecting your business, from payroll taxes and paid leave to the hiring and firing of employees.
Visit our resource area on this website for information specific to Employment & Labor Law. Get advance notice of laws and regulations that can affect your company’s relationship with your employees
If you have questions, please contact Elissa Frank at efrank@njbia.org
Committee MeetingsEmployment & Labor Law News
Position Papers
February 1, 2024
NJBIA Opposition to A-3451
On behalf of our member companies that make NJBIA the largest, most impactful association representing New Jersey businesses, I write to you in opposition to Assembly Bill No. 3451 (Quijano/Reynolds-Jackson) which would extend unpaid and paid job-protected family leave to small businesses with as few as five employees. While the intent of A-3451 is laudable, […]
December 14, 2023
NJBIA Support for S-3635
On behalf of our member companies that make NJBIA the largest, most impactful association representing New Jersey businesses, I write to you in support of Senate Bill No. 3635 (Singleton/Oroho) which would remove key registered apprenticeship program requirements currently needed to bid on public work contracts and set apprenticeship standards for prevailing wage projects. Preliminarily, […]
November 30, 2023
NJBIA Opposition to A-5794
On behalf of our member companies that make NJBIA the largest, most impactful association in the representing New Jersey businesses, I write to you in opposition to Assembly Bill No. 5794 (Quijano) which would allow unions to file wage claim suits against construction contractors on behalf of workers that are not members of their union. […]
Issue Reports
September 15, 2022
NJBIA Government Affairs Employment and Labor Policy Update
The Legislature is returning to Trenton today and there are several pieces of legislation impacting the business community being closely monitored by NJBIA. First and foremost, A-1474/S-511 (Lopez/Cryan), which creates new regulations regarding temporary laborers is still on Governor Murphy’s desk awaiting action. If signed into law, this legislation would require temporary workers to […]
July 14, 2022
NJBIA Government Affairs Employment and Labor Policy Update
Please find an update here outlining employment and labor bills that moved through the Legislature last month and legislation we are monitoring for the fall. We hope you can join us on Tuesday, Aug. 9 for our hybrid Employment and Labor Law Policy Committee meeting. Guest speakers will be announced shortly. To register for this meeting, click here. […]
June 11, 2021
Why Businesses Should be Concerned About Sexual Harassment Bill
On Thursday, the Senate Labor Committee narrowly passed a bill that greatly expands the threshold for bringing litigation for sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. While NJBIA and other groups understand the intent of the legislation – that inappropriate behavior should not be tolerated in the workplace – bill S-3352 (Weinberg, D-37) effectively removes […]
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