On May 15, 2024, the New Jersey Supreme Court held in Maia v. IEW Construction Group that both the six-year look-back period and liquidated damages provided by the state Wage Theft Act.
In early 2015, New Jersey borrowed the state’s strict ABC test under its unemployment law and adopted it as the new test for independent contractor status under its wage laws. That.
On August 8, 2023, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) implemented the Workplace Accountability in Labor List (the WALL) a public list, accessible.
The answer to that question (wait for it) — it depends on the state. A few states, like California, Colorado, Kentucky, and Massachusetts (there may be others), define "wages" statutorily to include vacation pay.
Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division ruled hospital employee discharged for disciplinary reasons was not entitled to payment of accrued paid time off PTO because the hospital had an express policy that PTO would not be paid out after a disciplinary discharge.