The bill amends the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act to require contractors and subcontractors engaged in public work to conduct a mandatory orientation meeting for each new employee on or up to three days before their first day on a project. This orientation must explain the employee's wages and classification under the law, unless the employer has a collective bargaining agreement with the employee's labor organization. Employers can fulfill this requirement by holding a single orientation for a group of employees starting on the same day.

Additionally, after the orientation, employees must sign a form, created by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, confirming they received the orientation. Contractors and subcontractors are required to keep these signed forms for at least six years and provide them to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development upon request. Employers with collective bargaining agreements are exempt from conducting the orientation and the associated requirements for those employees.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 34:11-56.32