{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-8a-11.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 34:8A-11.1","heading":"Duties of commissioner","body":"The commissioner or his designated representative shall investigate and gather data with respect to matters which may aid in carrying out the provisions of this act.  In any case in which a complaint has been filed with the commissioner regarding a violation of this act or with respect to which the  commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that a crew leader has violated  any provisions of this act, the commissioner or his designated representative  shall investigate and gather data respecting such case, and may, in connection  therewith, issue subpenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses  or the production of any evidence in connection with such investigation.  The  commissioner or any agent designated by him for such purposes may administer  oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, and receive evidence.\nIn addition, the commissioner shall affirmatively monitor and investigate the activities and operations of crew leaders as described in this act without respect to specific complaints, at such frequency and in such a manner as is reasonably necessary to assure the enforcement of the provisions of this act by  adopting and implementing a plan to include, as a minimum, (1) the interviewing  each month, April through November, of a representative cross section of  seasonal farm workers employed by virtue of the services of crew leaders  registered with the State, and (2) the making of periodic inspections of  records such as those required by subsection a. of section 4 (C. 34:8A-10) of  the act hereby supplemented.\nL.1975, c. 49, s. 7, eff. April 7, 1975.","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":"3f89fdf87ed3336bd0b7d7ac19d211cfe4752e18b28dc915a7fce4d9bf3d3d78","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-8a-11","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-8a-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}