N.J. Admin. Code § 12:2-2.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 8, April 15, 2024

Section 12:2-2.1 - Purpose and scope

(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to issue by rule, as required by P.L. 2012, c. 57, the form of notification, which shall be used by employers to comply with the requirement, set forth within P.L. 2012, c. 57, that every employer in New Jersey, with 50 or more employees, shall conspicuously post notification, in a place or places accessible to all employees in each of the employer's workplaces, detailing the right to be free of gender inequity or bias in pay, compensation, benefits, or other terms and conditions of employment under the "Law Against Discrimination," P.L. 1945, c. 169 (10:5-1 et seq.), P.L. 1952, c. 9 (34:11-56.1 et seq.), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Pub. L. 88-352 ( 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq.), and the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Pub. L. 88-38 ( 29 U.S.C. § 206(d) ), which prohibit wage or compensation discrimination based on gender. In addition, the purpose of this subchapter is to require that every such employer shall provide each employee of the employer with a written copy of the notification: not later than February 5, 2014, or if the employee is hired after January 6, 2014, at the time of the employee's hiring; annually, on or before December 31 of each year; and at any time, upon the first request of the employee.

(b) The provisions of this subchapter shall be applicable to every covered employer.