TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) proudly announced the success of its first affirmative enforcement initiative under the state’s new “Pay Transparency law.” This effort has led to more than 40 of New Jersey’s largest and most prominent businesses voluntarily providing pay and benefit information in job postings to comply with the law that went into effect June 1, 2025.

The Pay Transparency law mandates that employers disclose the pay, benefits and other compensation programs in job postings, ensuring transparency for job seekers before they apply for a new job or transfer opportunity.

“We are proud to work with New Jersey’s top employers to make sure critical information like salary and benefits are included in job postings to empower workers seeking new career opportunities,” said Acting Commissioner Kevin D. Jarvis. “We commend the 42 New Jersey businesses who are leading the charge to voluntarily comply with the law, fostering a more equitable and transparent working environment for both New Jersey businesses and workers.”

Pay and benefit transparency helps job seekers know whether a prospective employer provides fair pay and benefits. It also helps workers currently employed know if they are being compensated fairly in comparison to other workers doing the same or a similar job, both in their company and across their industry.

During the new law’s initial rollout, NJDOL’s Office of Strategic Enforcement and Compliance (OSEC) proactively engaged with businesses statewide to foster awareness, education and compliance. The initiative focused on major employers across key sectors including banking, technology, health care, energy, food service, grocery stores, pharmaceuticals, school districts, consumer goods and other industries. This outreach resulted in 42 businesses voluntarily complying with the law through agreements with the NJDOL.

This initiative exemplifies NJDOL’s strategic approach to promoting compliance beyond traditional enforcement methods such as complaints. The 42 businesses initially had job postings that did not meet the Pay Transparency law’s standards. However, as part of NJDOL’s engagement and outreach efforts the businesses cooperated in good faith to amend or remove their postings and to take proactive steps to prevent future violations.

Under New Jersey’s Pay Transparency law, employers must include the following details in all job postings, whether advertised externally or internally:

The Pay Transparency law also requires employers to make reasonable efforts to ensure affected employees are aware of promotional opportunities. The law reaches across job posting formats including job search websites, print advertisements, company newsletters, emails, social media and more.

Any employer who violates the Pay Transparency law can be assessed a penalty up to $300 for the first violation, and up to $600 for each subsequent violation. If an employer advertises multiple roles simultaneously, NJDOL will assess one penalty for each role where the job posting fails to comply with the law.

The businesses reached agreement with the state through Assurances of Voluntary Compliance with NJDOL. In light of the good faith cooperation of these businesses, along with their pledges of future compliance, any penalties that could have been assessed were waived.

The compliance efforts of 42 of New Jersey’s largest employers is a major step forward in improving communication between employers and applicants. The companies that have come into compliance with the Pay Transparency law by entering into Assurances of Voluntary Compliance include:

For more information on New Jersey’s Pay and Benefit Transparency law visit: My Work Rights | The New Jersey pay and benefits transparency law.