A 786 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Prohibits local governments from requiring private employers to provide paid sick leave.

This bill prohibits New Jersey counties, municipalities, and other local governments from requiring private employers to provide paid sick leave. It makes any local ordinance or rule mandating paid sick leave invalid, preventing inconsistent requirements across different towns. The law specifically applies to private employers but does not affect state-level sick leave rules or public contracts requiring labor standards. This would create statewide uniformity for private employers operating in multiple jurisdictions, eliminating local variations in sick leave policies.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
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Greg McGuckin
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