New Jersey Gender Equity Notice Requirement
Beginning on January 6, 2014, New Jersey employers with 50 or more employees (whether those employees work inside or outside of New Jersey) are required to post the new mandatory gender equity notice which was released by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDLWD) in December 2013. The notice implements a September 2012 amendment to the New Jersey Equal Pay Act. It informs employees of their right to be free of gender inequity or bias in pay, compensation, benefits, or other terms and conditions of employment under both federal and New Jersey law. Employers are required to conspicuously post the gender equity notice in a place accessible to all employees. In the event that a covered employer has an internet site or intranet site for exclusive use by its employees and to which all employees have access, posting of the gender equity notice on the covered employer’s internet site or intranet site will satisfy the conspicuous posting requirement.