Prohibiting training repayment agreements.

This New Jersey bill (S 1743) prohibits employers from requiring employees or job applicants to sign training repayment agreements as a condition of employment. Such agreements - where workers must pay back training costs if they leave - would be void and unenforceable. The bill explicitly excludes cash advances, equipment payments, sabbaticals, and union-negotiated agreements from this prohibition. It also protects employees from retaliation if they refuse these agreements, file complaints, or exercise their rights under the law. The bill is currently pending in the Senate Labor Committee.