Legislative Affairs
New Jersey’s $15 Minimum Wage: Everything You Need to Know
Posted OnFebruary 6, 2019 byOn Monday, February 4, Governor Murphy signed A-15/S-15, a landmark piece of legislation gradually increasing New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. Once fully phased in, this long-awaited wage hike will directly benefit an estimated one million or more workers.Read More
How Did Your Legislators Vote? $15 Minimum Wage and Paid Family Leave
Posted OnFebruary 1, 2019 byYesterday two major legislative goals of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and reforming the state’s Paid Family Leave program were passed by both houses of the state legislature.Read More