Wage & hour

 State Child Labor Laws: With some exemptions, minors must be at least 14 years of age to be employed in the state of New Jersey. New Jersey law prohibits work in some occupations and limits working hours for persons under the age of 18. Minors under 18 years of age require employment certificates.

New Jersey rules on employment of minors can be found at Title 34, Chapter 2, Section 21 of the New Jersey Permanent Statutes: http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wagehour/lawregs/child_labor_law.html 

 State Minimum Wage: Effective January 1, 2017, the New Jersey minimum wage is $8.44 per hour. It will be increased each year, effective January 1, based on inflation rates.

 Overtime: With some exceptions, New Jersey employers must pay 1¹/₂ times an employee's regular wage rate whenever an employee works more than 40 hours in any scheduled workweek.

State rules on minimum wage and overtime can be found in Title 34, Chapter 11, Section 56a of the New Jersey Permanent Statutes.

 State Prevailing Wage: $2,000 is set as the threshold amount for contract coverage under the state prevailing wage law.

State rules on prevailing wage can be found in Title 34, Chapter 11, Sections 56.25 through 56.47 of the New Jersey Permanent Statutes.

 For links to various laws:  http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wagehour/lawregs/wage_and_hour_laws.html 

 Contact information 

 
• New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
  Division of Wage and Hour Compliance
  1 John Fitch Plaza, 3^rd Floor
  P.O. Box 389
  Trenton, NJ 08625-0389
  Phone: 609-292-2305
  Email: wage.hour@dol.state.nj.us 
  Website: http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wagehour/wagehour_index.html