Authored by:
Catherine P. Wells, Esq.
Chair, Labor & Employment Department
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, PC
On April 24, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (“Act”), an amendment to the Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”). New Jersey’s Equal Pay Act, which has been hailed as the broadest pay equity law in the nation, became effective on July 1, 2018, giving New Jersey employers little time to analyze its impact or undertake any remedial action to ensure compliance.