NJLAD Amended to Target Potential Pay Discrimination

On August 28, 2013, New Jersey Governor Christie signed Assembly Bill No. 2648, amending the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”) to prohibit employers from retaliating against employees who disclose to or request information from other employees or former employees regarding job title, occupational category, pay (including benefits), gender, race, ethnicity, military status and national origin for the purpose of investigating or taking legal action against potential pay discrimination. The amendment, effective immediately, does not require employees or former employees to divulge this information.

Employers should review their policies to ensure that conduct protected under the new law is not prohibited. For assistance in reviewing your policies, please feel free to contact any of the attorneys in the Gibbons Employment & Labor Law Department.

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