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NJ S2664

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Britnee Timberlake

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Origin

Senate

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires covered employers (250+ employees in retail, hospitality, restaurants, or warehouses) to provide written work schedules at least 14 days in advance and pay "predictability pay" when schedules change after that notice period.

  • Mandates employers provide good faith written estimates of expected weekly hours, shift lengths, and work times at the time of hire, and engage in an interactive process when employees request schedule modifications.

  • Establishes "rest shortfall pay" at 1.5 times the regular wage rate for shifts occurring less than 12 hours after an employee's previous shift ends, which employees may decline without retaliation.

  • Requires minimum weekly pay of at least 9 times the employee's regular hourly wage (or minimum wage, whichever is higher) and mandates employers offer additional hours to existing employees before hiring new workers.

  • Creates civil penalties ranging from $200 to $500 per violation per employee, allows employees or representative organizations to bring civil enforcement actions, and requires employers to maintain scheduling records for six years.

Legislative Description

"New Jersey Fair Workweek 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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