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Trenton NJ, On August 14, 2023, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) issued 27 stop-work orders to Boston Market locations across the state after finding multiple violations of workers’ rights, including more than $600,000 in back wages owed to 314 workers.
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Ridgewood NJ, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) today announced a new online application for teenagers who need working papers – at MyWorkingPapers.nj.gov – launching June 1.
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Atlantic City NJ, an Atlantic County, man has been charged with falsifying voter registrations(sounds like election fraud) , making false statements to the FBI about interactions with prospective voters, and submitting false unemployment benefits claims with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL), U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
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Mahwah NJ, The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) issued stop-work orders to one general contractor and one subcontractor at two separate construction sites: Lincoln Elementary School in Edison and Darlington Golf Course in Mahwah. Continue reading Stop-work Order Issued Against Bergen County Run Darlington Golf Course in Mahwah
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Hawthorne NJ, acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced indictments in two cases of alleged State employment benefits. The indictments are the result of a joint investigation with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL).
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Trenton NJ, The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has advanced its worker misclassification case against Lyft to the courts, asking an administrative law judge to confirm the Department’s assessment that the ride-share company owes $16 million in unemployment, temporary disability and family leave contributions and penalties, as a four-year Department audit found.
Continue reading Worker Misclassification Case Against Lyft Heads to an Administrative Law Judge
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Trenton NJ, The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) today announced $1 million in available grant funding to encourage the development of Degree Apprenticeship structures that integrate paid on-the-job learning with credit-bearing classroom education.
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Bayonne NJ, Three Sons Restoration LLC of Union was assessed approximately $2.75 million in back wages, penalties, and fees following a New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) investigation into the contractor’s failure to pay its employees the state prevailing wage at six job sites.
Continue reading NJ Public Works Contractor Owes $1.2 Million in Back Wages