Not long after the COVID-19 emergency shutdowns were put in place, NJBIA called for an extension of various government permitting and reporting requirements since business activity was being severely cut. It’s taken a while, but with passage of a permit extension bill on Thursday, the process is all but complete. A-3919 (Calabrese, D-36)/S-2346 (Sarlo, D-36), […]
Regulations
Rulemaking Deadlines Extended
New Jersey’s rule-making process is officially taking a back seat to combating COVID-19 after Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order extending the expiration date of regulations and various deadlines that are set to expire during the public health emergency. The extension took effect April 14 and will last until 90 days after the emergency […]
DEP Begins Revamp of Environmental Regulations to Address Climate Change
One week after Governor Phil Murphy and Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe announced a comprehensive effort to modernize New Jersey’s environmental regulations to protect our communities and economy against the threats of climate change, the Department of Environmental Protection is moving forward with a collaborative rulemaking process, holding several stakeholder events throughout February and March, to […]
Paid Sick Leave Regs Drop Benefit Year Requirement
The law firm Jackson Lewis recently examined New Jersey’s final regulations on paid sick leave and why the New Jersey Department of Labor (DOL) included 38 pages of comments from the public hearings and the department’s responses. “Though short on substantive changes, an extensive comment-and-response section provides more guidance to the DOL’s interpretation and enforcement […]
Commerce Committee Votes to Waive Some Fines for Small Businesses
Businesses that make certain paperwork violations of state laws would be spared fines for first-time offenses under legislation approved by the Senate Commerce Committee Thursday. NJBIA supports the bill, S-2347 (Bucco, R-25)/A-1677 (Dancer, R-12; Houghtaling, D-11). “New Jersey needs to strike a better balance between a business climate that allows small businesses to grow and […]