New Jersey Issues Pay Equity Notice To Post And Distribute

On September 19, 2012, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed A2647 into law requiring employers in the State of New Jersey with 50 or more employees to post and distribute a notice detailing "the right to be free of gender inequity or bias in pay, compensation, benefits or other terms or conditions of employment" under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Equal Pay Act of 1963. For purposes of determining coverage, all employees whether working inside or outside of New Jersey count toward the 50 employee threshold. 

Although the law was scheduled to take effect on November 19, 2012, the regulatory process has delayed the notice requirements. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development ("Department") has now issued the final version of the notice¹ and, beginning on January 6, 2014, employers will need to comply with the following posting and distribution mandates.