New JerseyNew Jersey would use one cost cutoff for public work wages
New Jersey would use one inflation-adjusted cost cutoff to decide when public work must pay prevailing wages, which are set by trade and area.
What it does
All New Jersey public work would use one cost cutoff for when workers must receive set wage rates. A separate $2,000 cutoff for nonmunicipal work would end.
Argument forOne cutoff could make it easier for public bodies and contractors to tell which projects must pay prevailing wages.
Argument againstIf the shared cutoff exceeds $2,000, some workers on smaller nonmunicipal projects could lose the wage protection tied to that cutoff.
More detail
New Jersey would use one contract cost cutoff for prevailing wage rules. It would cover all public work in New Jersey. The labor commissioner would set the shared cutoff under rules tied to regional consumer price measures. The change would take effect immediately if enacted. The cutoff would continue to be adjusted on July 1 every five calendar years.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 24Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor CommitteeIntroduced
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