N.J. Stat. § 54:8A-50: Liability of employer required to withhold tax; special fund; right of action against employer

Every employer required to deduct and withhold tax under this act is hereby made liable for such tax. For such purposes any amount required to be withheld and paid over to the Division of Taxation shall be considered the tax of the employer. Any amount of tax actually deducted and withheld under this act shall be held to be a special fund in trust for the Division of Taxation. No employee shall have any right of action against his employer in respect to any moneys deducted and withheld from his wages and paid over to the Division of Taxation in compliance or in intended compliance with this act.

L.1961, c. 32, p. 152, s. 50, eff. May 29, 1961. Amended by L.1961, c. 129, p. 795, s. 34.