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Business groups urge caution as committee releases bill to fund county prosecutors for wage enforcement
New Jersey Senate Labor Committee · February 5, 2026
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Summary
SB1790 would direct the Department of Labor to fund and train county prosecutors to investigate wage and hour violations; NJBIA opposed, saying it could divert prosecutors from other priorities; the committee voted to release the bill.
Senate Bill 1790 would require the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to provide funding and training to county prosecutors for the investigation and prosecution of state wage and hour laws and…
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