New Jersey Law Targets Contractors that Undercount Employees

July 15, 2009

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New Jersey workers’ comp regulators will soon be able to issue stop-work orders to contractors who misrepresent employee headcounts, under a bill signed by Gov. Jon S. Corzine.

The bill targets contractors that undercount employees in order to avoid paying workers’ compensation premiums. Stop-work orders would affect all locations and job sites for the contractor, and would be issued no later than three days after the violations were found.

The bill, which was

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  • July 15, 2009 at 2:53 am
    Ghost says:
    to the contractor that usually has 3 or 4 employed during the off season and is fired up with 10 on the books during the on season....Would be bad timing for gov't interving w... read more
  • July 15, 2009 at 1:47 am
    Have to say it says:
    Sometimes government CAN do the right thing!
  • July 15, 2009 at 1:25 am
    ray says:
    this is very common in all states not only in New Jersey. Other states should also adopt this type of bill.
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