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N.J. Stat. § 34:11-4.1 (2026)

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1. As used in this act:

a. "Employer" means any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, corporation, the administrator or executor of the estate of a deceased individual, or the receiver, trustee, or successor of any of the same, employing any person in this State.

For the purposes of this act the officers of a corporation and any agents having the management of such corporation shall be deemed to be the employers of the employees of the corporation.

b. "Employee" means any person suffered or permitted to work by an employer, except that independent contractors and subcontractors shall not be considered employees.

c. "Wages" means the direct monetary compensation for labor or services rendered by an employee, where the amount is determined on a time, task, piece, or commission basis excluding any form of supplementary incentives and bonuses which are calculated independently of regular wages and paid in addition thereto.

d. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 138 cases (94 in the last 5 years), 1991–2026 · leading case: Dynamex Operations W., Inc. v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty., 416 P.3d 1 (Cal. 2018).
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Dynamex Operations W., Inc. v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty., 416 P.3d 1 (Cal. 2018). “Both statutes defined the term "employ" or "employee" to include "to suffer or to permit to work" (see N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11-4.1 (b) ; N.J. Stat.”
Leonard v. McMorris, 63 P.3d 323 (Colo. 2003). · cites it 2× “323 (b)(2002) (emphasis added); see also N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11-4.1 (a) (2002) ("For the purposes of this act the officers of a corporation and any agents having the management of such corporation shall be deemed to be the employers of the employees of the corporation");…”
Portillo v. Nat'l Freight, Inc., 323 F. Supp. 3d 646 (D.N.J. 2018). · cites it 2× “In response, Plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to amend the complaint [Docket Item 68] to plead "violations of the New Jersey Wage Payment Law ('NJWPL'), N.J. Stat. § 34:11-4.1 et seq. , as well as unjust enrichment and quantum meruit claims under New Jersey common law, in the…”
Meyers v. Heffernan, 740 F. Supp. 2d 637 (D. Del. 2010). · cites it 9× “Pedrick (“Pedrick”) (collectively, “defendants”) alleging defendants failed to pay plaintiffs earned commissions in violation of the New Jersey Wage Payment Law, N.J.S.A. 34:11-4.1 et seq. (“WPL”) and the Sales Representatives’ Rights Act, N.”
Ever Bedoya v. Am. Eagle Express Inc, 914 F.3d 812 (3d Cir. 2019). “§§ 34:11 -56a to -56a3, and the New Jersey Wage Payment Law ("NJWPL"), N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 34:11-4.1 to -4:14. AEX moved for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Fed.”
Alissa Moon v. Breathless Inc, 868 F.3d 209 (3d Cir. 2017). “, the New Jersey Wage Payment Law (“NJWPL”), N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11-4.1 , et seq., and the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law (“NJWHL”), N.”
Baltimore Harbor Charters, Ltd. v. Ayd, 780 A.2d 303 (Md. 2001). “§ 275:42(2000); N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11-4.1 (b) (West 2000); N.”
Sluka v. Landau Uniforms, Inc., 383 F. Supp. 2d 649 (D.N.J. 2005). · cites it 2× “1 Plaintiffs Complaint contains five counts: (I) material breach of the Employment Agreement; (II) material breach of the implied covenant of “good faith and fair dealing;” (III) violation of the New Jersey Wage Payment Law, N.J.S.A. 34:11-4.1 et seq. (“NJ WPL”); (IV) age…”
Thompson v. Real Est. Mortg. Network, Inc., 106 F. Supp. 3d 486 (D.N.J. 2015). · cites it 2× “The NJWPL is the New Jersey Wage Payment Law, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11-4.1 -4.14 (West).”
Jose Vilches v. The Travelers Companies, Inc, 413 F. App'x 487 (3d Cir. 2011). “(“FLSA”), and New Jersey Wage and Hour Law, N.J.S.A. § 34:11-4.1, et seq. (“NJWHL”). While we will find that the class arbitration waiver is not unconscionable, we will vacate the District Court’s order and refer the matter to arbitration to determine whether Vilches can proceed…”
In re FedEx Ground Package Sys., Inc., Emp. Practices Litig., 251 F. Supp. 3d 1225 (N.D. Ind. 2017). · cites it 2× “5 million, or about 55 percent, of what co-lead counsel thought to be the maximum amount achievable. I granted summary judgment for FedEx based on my reading that the New Jersey class members are independent contractors, Several years later, the New Jersey Supreme Court changed…”
Davis v. the Merv Griffin Co., 128 B.R. 78 (D.N.J. 1991). · cites it 2× “Count II of plaintiff’s complaint alleges a cause of action for breach of contract and violation of N.J.S.A. § 34:11-4.1, et seq., the New Jersey Wage Payment Law based on Resorts’s failure to pay Davis for the week ending September 16, 1989.”
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N.J. Stat. § 34:11-4.1(a): 8 cases
Meyers v. Heffernan, 740 F. Supp. 2d 637 (D. Del. 2010). “Pedrick (“Pedrick”) (collectively, “defendants”) alleging defendants failed to pay plaintiffs earned commissions in violation of the New Jersey Wage Payment Law, N.J.S.A. 34:11-4.1 et seq. (“WPL”) and the Sales Representatives’ Rights Act, N.”
Mohamed Aouf Vs. Pyramid Express Corp. (l-1579-15, Hudson Cnty. & Statewide) (Consol.), No. A-0279-17T4/A-0290-17T4 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. May 10, 2019).
Morales v. Aqua Pazza LLC, No. 2:20-cv-06690 (D.N.J. May 27, 2022).
Salins v. Adiletta, No. 3:21-cv-20125 (D.N.J. Nov. 8, 2023).
Rivers v. Ultimate Transp., LLC, No. 3:24-cv-06368 (D.N.J. Sept. 30, 2025).
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-4.1(b): 6 cases
Meyers v. Heffernan, 740 F. Supp. 2d 637 (D. Del. 2010). “Pedrick (“Pedrick”) (collectively, “defendants”) alleging defendants failed to pay plaintiffs earned commissions in violation of the New Jersey Wage Payment Law, N.J.S.A. 34:11-4.1 et seq. (“WPL”) and the Sales Representatives’ Rights Act, N.”
James Kennedy, II v. Weichert Co. D/B/A Weichert Realtors, No. A-48/49-22 (N.J. May 13, 2024).
Divalerio v. Best Care Lab'y, LLC, No. 3:20-cv-17268 (D.N.J. Jan. 7, 2022).
Sergio Lopez v. Marmic LLC, No. A-27-24 (N.J. Mar. 19, 2026).
Sergio Lopez v. Marmic LLC, No. A-27-24 (N.J. Mar. 19, 2026).
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-4.1(c): 16 cases
Rosalyn Musker v. Suuchi, Inc., 331 A.3d 900 (N.J. 2025).
Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Riverview 5 P's Inc., 782 F. Supp. 32 (D.N.J. 1991).
Sud v. Ness USA, Inc., No. 2:21-cv-12330 (D.N.J. June 6, 2022).
Rosalyn Musker v. Suuchi, Inc. (2024).
Carrow v. Fedex Ground Package Sys., Inc., No. 1:16-cv-03026 (D.N.J. Dec. 26, 2019).
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-4.1(d): 1 case
Angel Cruz v. Aspen Landscaping Contracting Inc., No. A-2157-22 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Dec. 27, 2024).
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