2. Minimum Wage in New Jersey: NJ has enacted a law to provide for a gradual increase in the minimum wage to $15.*

3. Paid sick leave is the law: You have the right to take care of your loved ones and yourself

• Employers must provide 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a total of 40 hours per year.
• It is illegal for employers to retaliate against you for using your paid time off.
• Use paid sick leave, for physical or mental health issues, to deal with cases of domestic or sexual violence, to attend your child's school appointments, and much more.

4. You have the right to be paid: For all hours worked at a rate of wages not less than the state minimum wagel

Are you eligible to work overtime?You must be paid 1.5 times your hourly wage rate for each hour worked over 40 hours per week.

Do you work on a publicly funded construction project, such as a school? The contractor must pay you the established wage rate for public works

Are you an independent contractor?You could be misclassified and denied unemployment and disability benefits, family leave, minimum wage, equal pay and more. Employers who break the law face fines and penalties.

5. If you consider that your rights have been violated in reference to:

• Minimum salary
• overtime work
• Paid sick leave
• child labor
• Agricultural work

Make a claim by visiting myworkrights.nj.gov.

• Keep track of your work hours
• Keep track of your payments
• Record contact information for
  your employer

*NJ employment laws apply regardless of the worker's immigration status. The Department will keep your information private and will not share it with any federal immigration agency, unless required to do so by court order, subpoena, or the Open Public Records Act.*