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NJ S64

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2024

Primary Sponsor

Nilsa Cruz-Perez

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Origin

Senate

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "New Jobs for New Jersey Act" providing refundable tax credits to employers with 100 or fewer full-time employees who hire unemployed workers after April 1, 2021

  • Tax credit amount equals the total employer payroll taxes paid for each eligible individual, including federal Social Security, Medicare, unemployment taxes, and state unemployment and disability assessments

  • Eligible individuals must have been unemployed for at least 30 days before being hired and work full-time (35+ hours per week); employers must show a net increase in full-time employees compared to the 12-month period before April 1, 2021

  • Credits can be claimed against either the corporation business tax or gross income tax for tax years 2021, 2022, or 2023, with approved employers able to continue receiving credits for up to four additional years

  • Requires the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to submit annual reports to the Legislature through 2027 on program costs, participating employers, total tax credits issued, and jobs created

Legislative Description

The "New Jobs for New Jersey Act."

Labor

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee

1/9/2024

Committee Referrals

Labor1/9/2024

Full Bill Text

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