Under A. 1474 and beginning May 7, staffing firms will be required to provide certain temporary workers with a written employment notice—detailing their assignments—at the time of dispatch. Last week, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance, published a form notice, “Temporary Labor Assignment Notification.”

The notice, which must be provided to construction, light industrial, and other workers—but not professional or clerical workers—must be provided in English and the employee’s primary language. It is unclear whether the department intends to publish the notice in other languages and the New Jersey Staffing Alliance is seeking clarification.

A. 1474 also will mandate temporary employee wages and costs of benefits equivalent to those received by client employees performing similar work; limit conversion fees; and prohibit agencies from charging transportation fees. These and other requirements are scheduled to go into effect in August. ASA’s affiliated chapter, the New Jersey Staffing Alliance, has published an information sheet detailing the law; it’s available to ASA members at americanstaffing.net.