NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS MUST COMPLY WITH ANNUAL GENDER EQUITY AND CONSCIENTIOUS EMPLOYEE PROTECTION ACT NOTICES BY YEAR END

Annually, New Jersey employers must provide to their employees on or before December 31 a copy of the Gender Equity Notice that can be found on Department of Labor and Workforce Development website. The sample set forth on the Department of Labor’s website is in both English and Spanish and also has an acknowledgment section for each employee to sign that should be placed in each employee’s human resource file.

If an employer has 10 or more employees, there is a second notice that New Jersey companies must provide to their employees on or before December 31 – the required notice under the Conscientious Employee Protection Act also known as the Whistleblower Act. As with the Gender Equity Notice, this too can be found at the Department of Labor and Workforce Development website in both English and Spanish. Please be sure to fill out the appropriate contact information before handing these forms out to your employees. Please know that to satisfy your obligation under the Act, you cannot just have a copy of the notice in your employee handbook, but rather you must deliver a copy of the notice to each employee AND post it in a prominent place in your company.

Should you have any questions regarding this or any other aspect of your business operations, please feel free to contact us at Danziger Shapiro, P.C. to discuss this and business concerns in greater detail.

This entry is presented for informational purposes only and is not intended to constitute legal advice.