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NJ Rates to Rise in 2024

Workers' Compensation

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS Agricultural workers are guided by a separate minimum wage timetable and were given until 2027 to reach the $15/hour minimum wage. Now that we are close to surpassing the $15 per hour milestone, it’s important that we continue to ensure that everyone working in New Jersey has access to a livable wage.” hour, up from $12.01/hour.

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Bill Proposes to Increase Benefits for Some Injured Workers and Dependents

Workers' Compensation

This bill proposes to increase workers' compensation benefits for permanently disabled workers and dependents of deceased workers who died from work-related injuries. The increase is designed to keep pace with inflation (COLA). These reductions parallel the reductions provided under current law for claimants who were injured before 1980.