The Senate approved by a vote of 34-2 S-1403. As amended, the legislation requires contractors working on projects that received tax abatements, PILOT funding, grants, tax exemption, or other financial assistance approved, funded or authorized by the public body to submit payroll records to Department of Labor. The Commissioner of the Department of Labor is required to differentiate the manner of filing payroll records for contractors subject to the Prevailing Wage Act and contractors now required to submit payroll records due to a tax abatement, PILOT funding, grant, or financial assistance from a public body.
The League is part of broad coalition opposing S-1403. The bill would create an undue burden on contractors and subcontractors by requiring them to file unnecessary additional paperwork that is not even applicable to these types of projects. This bill unnecessarily blurs the line between public and private projects.
The Assembly companion, A-4029, is at second reading in Assembly and has yet to be amended to reflect the revisions made to the Senate bill.
Contact: Lori Buckelew, Deputy Executive Director, lbuckelew@njlm.org, 609-695-3481, x112.