ASSEMBLY, No. 4872
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
219th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED OCTOBER 26, 2020
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman DANIEL R. BENSON
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Assemblyman ANTHONY S. VERRELLI
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
SYNOPSIS
Requires NJT to pay certain staff and subcontractors one-and-a-half times regular rate for work done during state of emergency.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee on June 14, 2021, with amendments.
An Act concerning compensation for certain work done for the New Jersey Transit Corporation during a declared state of emergency and supplementing Title 27 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. For each hour of time worked during a state of emergency declared by the Governor, the New Jersey Transit Corporation shall ensure that each member of the corporation’s 1[support] paratransit1 staff and each 1[individual that works for] member of the paratransit staff of1 a 1paratransit1 subcontractor of the corporation 1[, including paratransit drivers and attendants,]1 is paid wages at a rate of not less than 150 percent of the employee’s or individual’s regular hourly wage.
For purposes of this section, 1[“support] “paratransit1 staff” includes, but is not limited to, 1drivers, attendants,1 mechanics, technical support staff, and any employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement 1, who is engaged in the provision of complementary paratransit service independent of local fixed bus routes under the provisions of the “Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990” (42 U.S.C. s.12101 et seq.)1.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.