{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-10-5-12.12","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 10:5-12.12","heading":"Unlawful employment practice; member of protected class.","body":"2. a. Except as otherwise provided by section 1 of P.L.2019, c.199 (C.34:6B-20), if a job applicant is a member of a protected class as defined in subsection t. of section 11 of P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-12), it shall be an unlawful employment practice in violation of P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.) for an employer:\n(1)\tto screen a job applicant based on the applicant's salary history, including, but not limited to, the applicant's prior wages, salaries, or benefits; or\n(2)\tto require that the applicant's salary history satisfy any minimum or maximum criteria.\nb.\tAn award of punitive damages shall not be an available remedy for a violation of this section.\nL.2019, c.199, s.2.","path":["TITLE 10 CIVIL RIGHTS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"b8a96e53e0425425d9296fbcb6861e9b57bdf75138a99a8f1eeabe5c2f8477b1","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-10-5-12.11","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-10-5-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}