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Senate Labor Committee reports multiple employment bills; several advance to the full Senate
Summary
The Senate Labor Committee on Jan. 20 advanced a package of employment-related bills — including measures on volunteer benefits, nondisclosure and nondisparagement clauses, workers' compensation for volunteers, prevailing wage penalties and job-posting transparency — and held discussion on a private-contractor registration bill. S4004 (extended employment) drew sustained and divided testimony.
The New Jersey Senate Labor Committee advanced a group of employment-related bills on Jan. 20 and heard extended testimony on a separate measure affecting programs for people with disabilities.
Among measures the committee reported to the full Senate were:
- S788: Exempts certain stipends and clothing allowances paid to volunteer first responders from unemployment insurance coverage when the stipend is below the compensation threshold under the National Labor Relations Act. The committee recorded affirmative votes from the senators present and moved the bill out of committee after testimony from the EMS Council of New Jersey and the New Jersey State Firefighters Association supporting retention of volunteers.
- S1688 (with amendments): Clarifies that nondisclosure and nondisparagement clauses that have the…
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