SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 1488

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: SEPTEMBER 19, 1996

      The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 1488.

      This bill allows employees to authorize employers to withhold payments from their wages for employer-sponsored group or individual insurance or annuity programs. This bill is to clarify that such withholdings are allowed under law.