On August 8, 2024, New Jersey lawmakers passed legislation to
provide immigrant employees with greater protections under the law.
The new law, effective immediately, subjects employers to fines and
penalties for using an employee's immigration status as a
means to retaliate against them for raising concerns or complaints
about their employment.
Pursuant to the new law, employers are prohibited from: (1)
threatening to reveal, disclose or report an employee's
immigration status to authorities as a means of coercing the
employee, (2) subduing employee complaints or (3) covering up
reported labor violations. The law is intended to provide
additional legal support and remedies to immigrant employees who
want to complain about or report what they believe are employer
violations of the law.
