New Jersey § 34:11-58

§ 34:11-58.

The department, for the purpose of supporting the enforcement of the provisions of

State wage and hour laws and the provisions of section 10 of P.L.1999, c. 90 ( C.2C:40A-2 ), may contract with community-based organizations and legal services organizations

to disseminate information to day laborers, migrant laborers, temporary laborers,

or any other type of employee concerning the protections afforded by State wage and

hour laws and section 10 of P.L.1999, c. 90 ( C.2C:40A-2 ), and the process by which an individual may take actions under those laws and shall

produce, and make available to the public on the website of the department in printable

form, a statement of employee rights under the provisions of State wage and hour laws

and the provisions of section 10 of P.L.1999, c. 90 ( C.2C:40A-2 ), with an explanation of how to file a claim or take an action pursuant to those

laws. The contracts entered into between the department and community-based organizations

and legal services organizations pursuant to this section shall require that the organizations

make all services accessible to persons with limited English proficiency. Any payment made to an organization under a contract shall be regarded as an enforcement

and administrative cost of the Division of Workplace Standards of the department. The department, and any community-based organization or legal services organization

contracting with the department pursuant to this section, shall provide any individual

seeking assistance to file a complaint or take an action regarding unpaid wages with

a description of all of the applicable remedies available to the individual under

State wage and hour laws and section 10 of P.L.1999, c. 90 ( C.2C:40A-2 ), including the individual's right to obtain liquidated damages, and that that right

to damages is waived if the individual agrees to accept payment of the unpaid wages

supervised by the commissioner.