New Jersey § 34:8-70
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§ 34:8-70.
a. An employee leasing company shall register with the commissioner and provide a
list of its client companies with covered employees in this State, both upon the initial
registration of the employee leasing company, and thereafter, annually by January
31st, listing all client companies as of the immediately preceding December 31st. The list shall include the following information with regard to each client company: (1) Client company's name; (2) Client company's physical location address; (3) Description of client company's economic activity; (4) Client company's state tax identification number; (5) Percent of client company's workforce being leased; (6) Effective date and duration of employee leasing agreement; (7) A copy of the standard form of agreement entered into between the employee leasing
company and the client company; (a) The standard form of agreement shall be accompanied by a certified list of all
client companies with covered employees in this State contracting with the employee
leasing company for its services. (b) The employee leasing company shall be required to notify the Department of Labor
and Workforce Development on an annual basis of any material changes in the standard
form of agreement which relate to the requirements set forth in section 2 of P.L.2001, c. 260 ( C.34:8-68 ) , and when any particular client company has agreed to terms which deviate from the
standard form of agreement; (8) Proof of written disclosure to client companies upon the signing of an employee
leasing agreement, as required in section 8 of P.L.2001, c. 260 ( C.34:8-74 ) ; (9) Proof of current workers' compensation coverage, which may be in the form of a
letter from the insurance carrier, and which shall include the name of the carrier,
date of commencement of coverage under the policy, term of the coverage, and verification
of premiums paid , except that, if the employee leasing company has entered into an employee leasing
agreement with a client company who elects to maintain its own workers' compensation
insurance, the client company shall provide that proof to the commissioner ; and (10) Confirmation that all leased employees are covered by workers' compensation insurance , except that, if the employee leasing company has entered into an employee leasing
agreement with a client company who elects to maintain its own workers' compensation
insurance, the client company shall provide that confirmation to the commissioner . If an employee leasing company enters into an employee leasing agreement with a client
company who elects to maintain its own workers' compensation insurance, the employee
leasing company shall notify the department within 30 days of the election and provide
the department with the name of the client company, name of the carrier and policy
number. b. Employee leasing companies shall also report to the department, on a quarterly
basis, wage information regarding each covered employee as required by law, rule or
regulation. c. All records, reports and other information obtained from employee leasing companies
under P.L.2001, c. 260 ( C.34:8-67 et seq. ) , except to the extent necessary for the proper administration by the department of that act and all applicable labor laws, shall be confidential and shall not be published
or open to public inspection other than to public employees in the performance of
their public duties. d. The department shall establish a limited registration and renewal process and appropriate
forms for an employee leasing company that (1) is not domiciled in this State; (2)
is licensed or registered as an employee leasing company or professional employer
organization in another state; (3) does not maintain an office in this State or directly
solicit client companies located or domiciled in this State; and (4) is not responsible
for more than 50 covered employees employed in this State on the date of registration
or renewal. If during the term of a limited registration an employee leasing company becomes
responsible for more than 50 covered employees, the employee leasing company shall
re-register with the department pursuant to subsection a. of this section within 30
days of the end of the quarter in which the employee leasing company became responsible
for more than 50 covered employees, but shall not be charged any additional registration
fee, if a registration fee is required. An employee leasing company requesting a limited registration pursuant to this subsection
shall provide the department with a list of client companies and the number of covered
employees at each of those companies and such other information as the department
shall prescribe. Any employee leasing company receiving a limited registration from the department
shall not be required to comply with the provisions of subsections a. and b. of section
5 of P.L.2001, c. 260 ( C.34:8-71 ). e. Two or more employee leasing companies that are majority owned by the same ultimate
parent company, entity or person may register as an employee leasing company group,
and may satisfy the registration requirements imposed pursuant to this section and
the financial reporting required pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2001, c. 260 ( C.34:8-71 ), and any other filing requirements authorized by the department, on a combined or
consolidated basis, provided that the employee leasing company group demonstrates
positive working capital pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2001, c. 260 ( C.34:8-71 ). Each employee leasing company covered under an employee leasing company group registration
shall guarantee the financial capacity obligations of each other employee leasing
company covered under the employee leasing company group registration. f. The department may require that every initial application and subsequent annual
reporting submitted pursuant to this section shall be accompanied by a fee of up to
$500. If such a fee is required, every initial application and subsequent annual reporting
submitted by an employee leasing company group pursuant to subsection e. of this section
shall be accompanied by a fee of the required amount for each employee leasing company
included in the employee leasing company group.
Source: official New Jersey text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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