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Businesses may use volunteer workers only if the work is consistent with genuine volunteering—not work that is normally performed by paid employees.
Human trafficking occurs when someone uses force, fraud, or threats to control another person — making them work against their will or exploiting them sexually. To reach the NJ Attorney General’s Office Human Trafficking Unit directly, call its hotline at 855-END-NJHT (855-363-6548).
Retaliation occurs when an employer penalizes an employee for asserting their workplace rights.
NJDOL protects all New Jersey workers regardless of immigration status, but immigrant workers may not feel safe assisting with enforcement actions against their past or current employer.
Victims/survivors of domestic and sexual violence, and their loved ones, may be eligible for benefits and protections that can support them.
LGTBQIA+ workers may be eligible for benefits and protections that can support them.
Misclassification is the practice of illegally classifying employees as independent contractors. Make sure you’re being classified properly.
The NJ Department of Labor & Workforce Development (NJDOL) provides many protections for temporary workers under Wage and Hour Law.
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development is committed to assisting and protecting domestic workers in New Jersey, regardless of immigration status.
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development is committed to assisting and protecting farm workers in New Jersey, regardless of immigration status.
Tips are the sole property of the employee, and an employer may not take any portion of the workers earned tips for any purpose.
The New Jersey Service Employee Retention Law protects workers in the service industry.