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NJ S1075
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Nilsa Cruz-Perez
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AI Summary
- Raises the minimum age for agricultural employment from 12 to 14 years old effective January 1, 2025, and subjects minors under 18 in farm work to the same hour restrictions as other industries
- Extends overtime pay requirements (1.5 times regular hourly rate for hours over 40 per week) to farmworkers beginning January 1, 2025, removing the previous agricultural exemption
- Grants agricultural workers collective bargaining rights through card-check authorization or election procedures administered by the New Jersey State Board of Mediation
- Prohibits unfair labor practices by agricultural employers, including interference with union organizing, discrimination against employees exercising labor rights, and refusal to negotiate in good faith
- Requires agricultural employers to provide union representatives access to employees on premises, allow worksite meetings, carry out payroll deductions for union dues, and share employee contact information within 48 hours of a petition
Legislative Description
The "Farm Labor Equality Act."
Labor
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee
1/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Labor1/13/2026
Full Bill Text
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