NJ A5692

Exempts minor league baseball players from New Jersey's State Wage and Hour Law and wage payment recordkeeping requirements when they are covered by a collective bargaining agreement between Minor League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association

The exemption applies only while a valid collective bargaining agreement is in effect that expressly provides for wages and working conditions of minor league players

Requires Minor League Baseball and the MLB Players Association to notify the Department of Labor and Workforce Development within one week of any termination or replacement of the collective bargaining agreement

References the March 2023 landmark collective bargaining agreement that established guaranteed annual salaries, health care, housing stipends, retirement benefits, meals, and tuition assistance for minor league players

Follows similar legislation enacted in Florida, Indiana, and California to harmonize state labor laws with the collectively bargained terms for minor league baseball employment