New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights,” providing temporary workers significant rights regarding their employment through temporary help service firms. Notice obligations for such firms, wage and hour requirements, and anti-retaliation provisions are among the new protections that will apply to at least 127,000 temporary laborers.
Most of this first-of-its-kind legislation will take effect on August 5, 2023; however, certain provisions affecting newly hired employees and the anti-retaliation provisions will take effect on May 7, 2023.
