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NJ Magazine Distributor Ordered To Pay $300K In Back Wages, Penalties: Attorney General NJ Magazine Distributor Ordered To Pay $300K In Back Wages, Penalties: Attorney General
NJ Magazine Distributor Ordered To Pay $300K In Back Wages, Penalties: Attorney General A New Jersey magazine and newspaper distributor will be paying nearly $300,000 in back wages and penalties after misclassifying employees as independent contractors, authorities said. The New Jersey Department of Labor began investigating NJ Penn, which has offices in Jersey City, and determined that between 2018 and 2022, NJ Penn misclassified at least 105 newspaper delivery, warehouse, and other workers as independent contractors instead of employees, in violation of New Jersey law, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. NJ Penn violated numerous labor laws, including failing to p…

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Lifeguards Due $400K In Overtime, Minors Worked Improperly In These Jersey Shore Towns: State Lifeguards Due $400K In Overtime, Minors Worked Improperly In These Jersey Shore Towns: State
Lifeguards Due $400K In Overtime, Minors Worked Improperly In These Jersey Shore Towns: State Nearly 350 lifeguards in three Jersey Shore towns were owed more than $400,000 in unpaid overtime, the state's labor department announced. In Atlantic City, investigators from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development's Division of Wage and Hour Compliance found the city’s guards were only paid overtime after they reached 48 hours of work per week, not the 40-hour per week mark required under the law. A total of 146 employees were found to be owed $197,150 in unpaid overtime.  Additionally, 14 minors were working without a proper Employment Certificate, and the time-…

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by Cecilia Levine