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Senate committee releases bill to exempt minor‑league players from some state wage rules
Summary
The Senate Labor Committee voted to release S-4506 after Major League Baseball attorneys told the panel that the 2023 collective bargaining agreement and nonwage benefits make hourly tracking impractical; committee passed the bill out of committee on a unanimous roll call.
The Senate Labor Committee voted to release S-4506 after hearing testimony from Major League Baseball that the measure would exempt minor‑league players from certain New Jersey wage and record‑keeping requirements when they are employed under a collective bargaining agreement.
Steve Gonzales, senior vice president and chief employment counsel for Major League Baseball, told the committee that MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association negotiated the first CBA covering…
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