Among the 153 bills Governor Phil Murphy signed into law on
January 21, 2020 was Senate Bill 1791, which amends the New Jersey
Wage Payment Law (WPL) to require employers to provide additional
information on employees' wage statements.
Previously, the WPL required employers to provide employees with
a statement of deductions only. Under the revised law, employers
(including public employers) with 10 or more employees must also
include the following information on wage statements:
- gross wages;
- net wages;
- rate of pay; and
- the number of hours worked during the
pay period (if relevant to the wage calculation).
The WPL also expressly permits employers to provide wage
statements electronically, unless an employee specifically requests
to receive the statement in paper copy.
