{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-15-35.22","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 34:15-35.22","heading":"Failure to use protective devices, compensation for hearing loss","body":"No compensation shall be payable for loss of hearing caused by hazardous noise after the effective date of this act if an employer can properly document  that despite repeated warnings, an employee willfully fails to properly and  effectively utilize suitable protective device or devices provided by the  employer capable of diminishing loss of hearing due to occupational exposure to  hazardous noise.\nL.1979, c. 285, s. 13.","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":"0071e5082ef431ebcab977db56dc1fb8dc92fa8f6cf02d16266095bcae574c66","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-15-35.21","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-15-36"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}