S 2029

SENATE, No. 2029
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator VINCENT J. POLISTINA
District 2 (Atlantic)
Senator VIN GOPAL
District 11 (Monmouth)
SYNOPSIS
���� Requires DOLWD to undertake study on effects of
temporary employment on work force.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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An Act concerning a study on effects of temporary employment
and supplementing Title 34 of the Revised Statutes.
���� Be It
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� a.� The Department of
Labor and Workforce Development shall undertake a study on the effects of
temporary employment on the workforce in the State of New Jersey.� The study
shall consider the comprehensive effects of temporary employment, and shall
include, but not be limited to, the effects of temporary employment on workers,
employment, wages, businesses, and the economy throughout the State.
���� b.��� In conducting its study,
the department shall:�
���� (1)�� consider federal and
State laws relating directly or indirectly to temporary help service firms and
employment agencies, including but not limited, to P.L.1989, c.331 (C.34:8-43
et al.) and P.L.1981, c.1 (C.56:8-1.1 et al.), and other federal and State laws
relating to employment, compensation, taxation and retirement;�
���� (2)�� consult with relevant
persons in the public sector, including but not limited to, officers and
employees of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, with relevant
persons in the private sector, including employers of temporary workers and organizations
representing temporary workers, and with members of the academic community and
of relevant branches of the legal profession;�
���� (3)�� examine the experience
of temporary workers in this State; and
���� (4)�� make other
investigations as it may deem necessary in carrying out the purposes of this
act.
���� c.���� The Commissioner of
Labor and Workforce Development shall within 12 months of the effective date of
this act report the findings and conclusions of the study to the Legislature,
pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), and shall include in the
report any recommendations for legislation which the commissioner deems
appropriate.
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill requires the
Department of Labor and Workforce Development to undertake a study on the effects
of temporary employment on the work force of the State of New Jersey.� The
study is to consider the comprehensive effects of temporary employment, and
shall include, but not be limited to, the effects of temporary employment on
wages, businesses, and workers throughout the State.
���� The bill requires the
department, in conducting the study, to:�
���� (1)�� consider federal and
State laws relating directly or indirectly to temporary help service firms and
employment agencies;�
���� (2)�� consult with relevant
persons in the public and private sectors, and with members of the academic
community and of relevant branches of the legal profession;�
���� (3)�� examine the experience
of temporary workers in this State;� and
���� (4)�� make other
investigations as it may deem necessary.
���� The bill requires the Commissioner
of Labor and Workforce Development to report the findings and conclusions of
the study to the Legislature within 12 months of the bill�s effective date and to
include in the report any recommendations for legislation which the
commissioner deems appropriate.