The NJ legislature has been busy in recent weeks with new employment laws. Yesterday, Governor Murphy signed the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act, which will go into effect on July 1, 2018.
The law is probably one of the broadest equal pay laws in the country. Unlike most equal pay laws that prohibit pay disparity based on gender, the law prohibits employers from discriminating against employees in compensation based on membership in any protected class. This means employers might see claims raised based on race, national origin, sexual orientation, etc.
More details about the new law can be found in our alert here.