NJ S2172

Prohibits employers in New Jersey from paying subminimum wages to workers based on age, disability, injury, or status as an apprentice, learner, or student.

Repeals Section 18 of P.L.1966, c.113, which authorized the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to issue special licenses allowing employers to pay below minimum wage.

Updates statutory language to replace "handicapped citizens" with "persons with disabilities" in provisions related to sheltered workshop employment programs.

Maintains a 20% tax credit (up to $1,000 per person) for employers who hire extended employees at sheltered workshops, but removes the requirement that workers hold subminimum wage licenses.

Takes effect July 1, 2024, as part of a national trend of states banning subminimum wage practices deemed discriminatory.