Provides certain resources to county prosecutors for enforcement of law regarding failure to pay wages; makes appropriation.
This bill (S 1790) provides funding and training to New Jersey county prosecutors to investigate and prosecute wage theft cases. It requires each county prosecutor to assign a dedicated assistant prosecutor to handle violations of state wage laws and a specific statute (P.L.1999, c.90, C.2C:40A-2), directly affecting workers owed wages and county prosecutors' offices. The key mechanism involves appropriating up to $2 million from the General Fund to the Department of Labor for this purpose, including funding for staff training and case investigations. The bill aims to strengthen enforcement of wage laws by providing concrete resources to local prosecutors.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Feb 5, 2026
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Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill
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Jan 13, 2026
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The bill moved from Senate Labor Committee report status (with technical review) to Introduced status pending technical review by Legislative Counsel. A legislative statement was added summarizing the bill's purpose: requiring DOLWD to fund and train county prosecutors on wage and hour enforcement, mandating each county assign an assistant prosecutor to those cases, and appropriating up to $2,000,000 from the General Fund. No changes were made to the actual operative provisions of the bill.
TECHNICAL
Bill status changed from 'As reported by the Senate Labor Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.'
A legislative statement was appended summarizing the bill's requirements: DOLWD must provide funds and training to county prosecutor offices for wage and hour enforcement, each county prosecutor must assign an assistant prosecutor to wage and hour violations, and up to $2,000,000 is appropriated from the General Fund.
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Committee
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Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee
upper
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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