{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-11-80","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 34:11-80","heading":"\"Domestic Work Enforcement Program\" established.","body":"22. a. The department shall, upon appropriation of funds to the department for purposes of this section, establish and maintain a Domestic Work Enforcement Program in collaboration with qualified organizations.  P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.) requires the department to issue a competitive request to community-based organizations (CBOs) to provide education and outreach services in this program and would prescribe requirements for these organizations.  The CBOs would be responsible for developing and consulting with the department regarding the core education and outreach materials, as specified.  The program shall increase the capacity and expertise of the department to improve education and enforcement of labor standards in the domestic work industry.  The program shall include, but not be limited to, the following:\n(1)\tEducation and training for domestic work employees and  employers addressing minimum wage, overtime, sick leave, recordkeeping, wage adjudication, and retaliation, along with new rights extended by P.L.2023, c.262 (C.34:11-69 et al.);\n(2)\tTraining for domestic worker leaders to provide peer-to-peer support and wraparound service referrals to domestic work employees who have elected to file wage claims or take other actions seeking remedy from hiring entities or employers;\n(3)\tDevelopment of core training curriculum to be used in the education and training of domestic work employees and employers;\n(4)\tProvision of technical and legal assistance to domestic work employees through a Statewide telephone help line and the promotion of the help line to domestic worker populations; and\n(5)\tDevelopment of an online resource hub to provide information for employers on State labor laws and guidelines on fair employment.\nb.\tQualified organizations that collaborate under subsection a. of this section shall issue reports and meet quarterly with the department to review the implementation and success of the program.\nc.\t(1) A nonprofit organization that has a minimum of five years of experience working with domestic work employees or employers; or\n(2)\tAn organization that works with nonprofit organizations that has a minimum of five years of experience working with domestic work employees or employers.\nL.2023, c.262, s.22.","path":["TITLE 34 LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION"],"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":"276cb7d1bdfc817a71f0e2a05d91dec4a085e13c8c5267e645da3851399d5825","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-11-79","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-11-81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}