NJBIA - New Jersey Business & Industry Association
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The Department of Labor and Workforce Development has released proposed regulations in order to implement a law requiring public works contractors to certify, if they directly employ craftworkers, that they are participating in a registered apprenticeship program for each craft that the contractor employs. A few key proposed definitions include: Craft – means a construction […]
New Jersey’s new Apprenticeship Network is laying the groundwork for a historic expansion of apprenticeship opportunities that will benefit workers and employers alike, State Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo told business leaders Friday. Speaking at a Meet the Decision Makers event hosted by NJBIA and New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce, […]
On Friday, Sept. 29, the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced that the minimum wage will increase 16 cents from $8.44 per hour to $8.60 per hour on January 1, 2018. Minimum wage increases are tied to a constitutional amendment that voters approved in 2013. At that time voters approved a $1 increase […]
Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation to establish a women’s vocational pilot training program to promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through participation in non-traditional, high-demand, high-wage occupations. The legislation, A-3717, (Sumter, Huttle), directs the Department of Labor & Workforce Development to consult with the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations’ Center for Women and […]
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