Total Articles: 4
Bill Introduced Seeks to Eliminate Gender Pay Disparity.
On December 8, 2008, a bill (A3510) was introduced that would direct the Council on Gender Parity in Labor and Education to implement certain programs to eliminate the pay disparity between genders.
Senate Bill Introduced to Authorize Same-Sex Marriage in New Jersey.
A bill introduced in the Senate on June 9 (S1967) and Assembly on June 16 (A2978), the “Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act,” would authorize same-sex marriage in New Jersey and simultaneously would allow clergy to refuse to solemnize same-sex marriages.
Employers Must Comply with New Jersey Civil Union Law.
The New Jersey Civil Union Law went into effect on February 19, 2007. New Jersey employers should immediately review their existing personnel and benefit policies and revise them where applicable, as discussed below.
New Jersey Domestic Partnership Act Becomes Effective (pdf).
The New Jersey Domestic Partnership Act ("DPA")
became effective July 10, 2004. Under the DPA, same-sex
couples where both partners are over age 18, and oppositesex
couples where both partners are over age 62, may
register with the State as Domestic Partners and receive a
Certificate of Domestic Partnership. The impact on
employers who have employees in New Jersey will not be
great, but it is worth noting the following.
